Posted Jul 24, 2019, 4:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bhawk66
181 W. Madison has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid running permits at city hall. Had to park down the street and walk past it everyday. It's so modest yet incredibly handsome and refined (and white). It's unfortunate that it's tucked in a pretty crowded/unseen place (It's average height makes it even less well-known/seen), but she's pure Pelli and a beauty. Very fortunate to have it in Chicago (also, if you get a chance, walk in and see the lobby!)
WPEs' glass work has many Pelli elements but is not nearly as tight and a bit more watered down (imo) in comparison to his other skyscraper work. Suggesting to me he didn't have a direct hand in it. Maybe we will find out.
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It's another one of those towers that feels so much larger than what the numbers spell out. Chase tower is like that too...
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