CHICAGO | NEMA Chicago | 896 FT | 81 FLOORS - Page 129

gebs · #**2561** Posted **Aug 7, 2019, 2:20 PM**

Some South Loop shots of NEMA from earlier this week:

BonoboZill4 · #**2562** Posted **Aug 8, 2019, 5:00 AM**

From Palmisano Park:

By the way, there's a chicken sandwich place right by Archer/Halsted a block away from the park... everyone should go to it... amazing sandwich and fries. Best spicy chicken sandwich I've had in my life!

PittsburghPA · #**2563** Posted **Aug 8, 2019, 10:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

From Palmisano Park:

By the way, there's a chicken sandwich place right by Archer/Halsted a block away from the park... everyone should go to it... amazing sandwich and fries. Best spicy chicken sandwich I've had in my life!

Name?

BonoboZill4 · #**2564** Posted **Aug 9, 2019, 3:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

Name?

Here ya go!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bi...!4d-87.6467311

-Nick- · #**2565** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 1:43 AM**

From today 8/12/2019 on top of Traders Parking Garage in the Loop.

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SolarWind · #**2566** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 1:17 AM**

July 31, 2019

bnk · #**2567** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 1:58 AM**

Yeah Im ready for its taller twin now.

I never liked the idea of the [ twin towers ] to begin with but his one has certainly been hitting it totally out of the park!

Steely Dan · #**2568** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 4:22 AM**

Fantastic shot, solar!

This building is so freaking Chicago that it already kinda seems like it's always been there.

Such a natural fit. Mr. Vinoly, the southwall is forever in your debt.

colemonkee · #**2569** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 4:55 AM**

This is hands down Rafael Vinoly's best high rise work in the U.S. In terms of context, like Steely noted, it's hard to beat. Up there with his Walkie Talkie tower in London and Mahler 4 in Amsterdam (which Bjark-Ingels appropriated for The Spiral in NY's Hudson Yards).

Kenmore · #**2570** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 10:35 AM**

gotta love it

maru2501 · #**2571** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 3:34 PM**

it even helps its neighbors be more acceptable design-wise (sorta)

Steely Dan · #**2572** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 3:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by maru2501

it even helps its neighbors be more acceptable design-wise (sorta)

by drawing attention away from them, yes, NEMA improves the entire south wall.

SamInTheLoop · #**2573** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

Fantastic shot, solar!

This building is so freaking Chicago that it already kinda seems like it's always been there.

Such a natural fit. Mr. Vinoly, the southwall is forever in your debt.

It is.

And - man did the southwall, and Chicago, ever dodge a bullet when P/H was taken out of the equation for the Indiana-Michigan parcel?! Remember those tacky, gimmicky towers they drew up for the previous owner? At least Musuem Park 3 was an actual design (where NEMA now stands), and 4 if I recall may have been just a placeholder/massing concept......but 3 was trash.

Zerton · #**2574** Posted **Aug 15, 2019, 7:49 PM**

Looks fantastic. One of my favorite buildings here in a long time. One of the only buildings I can think of where the balconies make it better rather than worse (Aqua and Marina City are also in that club).

wahoo9518 · #**2575** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 1:22 AM**

Are those ugly black squares on the south face going to remain? In the video on NEMA's website it shows those areas as glass.

BonoboZill4 · #**2576** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 3:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by wahoo9518

Are those ugly black squares on the south face going to remain? In the video on NEMA's website it shows those areas as glass.

Yes, they will remain

Skyguy_7 · #**2577** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 1:39 PM**

^ Those black squares are louvers.

What I would have done is given up some space in the mechanical room and inset the louvers by 10 feet or so, giving the appearance of additional balcony space on that floor, and thus somewhat hiding the louvers.

BonoboZill4 · #**2578** Posted **Aug 19, 2019, 1:31 AM**

Cool cloud

harryc · #**2579** Posted **Aug 20, 2019, 2:13 AM**

Aug 6

Chicago |NEMA by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Aug 16

Chicago |NEMA by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Aug 17

Chicago |NEMA by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

From #TallShipWindy

Chicago |NEMA by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

BonoboZill4 · #**2580** Posted **Aug 23, 2019, 3:26 AM**

I love that last shot so much Harry!

Shots from today:

Thought I had gotten that damn speckle off... Maybe next time lol