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The Willis Tower, built as and still commonly referred to as Sears Tower, is a 108-story, 1451ft skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. At completion in 1973, it surpassed the World Trade Center towers in New York to become the tallest building in the world, a title it held for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the second-tallest building in the United States and the 14th-tallest in the world. More than one million people visit its observation deck each year, making it one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations. The structure was renamed in 2009 by the Willis Group as part of its lease on a portion of the tower's space., the building's largest tenant is United Airlines, which moved its corporate headquarters from the United Building at 77 West Wacker Drive in 2012 and today occupies around 20 floors with its headquarters and operations center.The building's official address is 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.HistoryPlanning and constructionIn 1969, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the largest retailer in the world, with about 350,000 employees. Sears executives decided to consolidate the thousands of employees in offices distributed throughout the Chicago area into one building on the western edge of Chicago's Loop. Sears asked its outside counsel, Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld & Minow (now known as Arnstein & Lehr, LLP) to suggest a location. The firm consulted with local and federal authorities and the applicable law, then offered Sears two options: an area known as Goose Island and a two-block area bounded by Franklin Street on the east, Jackson Boulevard on the south, Wacker Drive on the west and Adams Street on the north, with Quincy Street running through the middle from east to west.
We've got the scoop on where to be and who to see. You're invited to step behind the scenes of the glittering lights of downtown Chicago. W Chicago - City Center is nestled in the middle of Chicago's vibrant cultural attractions and is steps from the Willis Tower, the Chicago Art Institute, music at Millennium Park, Block 37, Downtown Chicago shopping and the Chicago Theatre District. Tempt your tastebuds with Executive Chef Trevor Hoyte's New Urban Cuisine at IPO Restaurant Chicago or delight in a sip under the vaulted ceilings of our Chicago Hotel Bar.
The Rookery Building is a historic landmark located at 209 South LaSalle Street in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Completed by John Wellborn Root and Daniel Burnham of Burnham and Root in 1888, it is considered one of their masterpiece buildings, and was once the location of their office. The building measures 181ft, is twelve stories tall and is considered the oldest standing high-rise in Chicago. It has a unique style with exterior load-bearing walls and an interior steel frame, which provided a transition between accepted and new building techniques. The lobby was remodeled in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Beginning in 1989, the lobby was restored to the original Wright design.The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 5, 1972, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1970 and listed as a National Historic Landmark on May 15, 1975.NameThe name of the building is an allusion to the old City Hall building that occupied the land before the Rookery. That building was nicknamed the Rookery not only in reference to the crows and pigeons that inhabited its exterior walls, but also because of the shady politicians it housed (given the rook's perceived reputation for acquisitiveness). After the Great Chicago Fire a dilapidated building was used as an interim City Hall at this location (LaSalle and Adams). However, pigeons became such a nuisance that a complaining citizen began referring to the building as "a rookery", a term the press quickly adopted. Although several names were considered when a new structure on the site was proposed, "the Rookery" won out.
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Women’s Workout World was started in 1982 as a place for women across Chicagoland to exercise in a friendly, supportive and comfortable environment. Besides the women-only atmosphere, Women’s Workout World, now known to many as “W3,” has always catered to women’s fitness needs and kept up with women’s fitness trends to help our members succeed. W3 has always prided ourselves on the best service around because we truly care about our members’ wants, needs and ultimately, their results. Providing the best service to help our members get results is what sets us apart from our competitors. Since W3’s inception, there have been many different fitness trends. One of the first trends was aerobics and group exercise classes. W3 has always worked to ensure we have the best group exercise classes and programs in Chicagoland. Keeping up with these trends requires consistent education to our staff and instructors. Hosting workshops and trainings for our employees has always been important to us and has been something that sets us apart from competitors as well because we want to provide the best classes to our members with the best, most motivating instructors. From aerobics to Zumba to strength training classes, W3 has incorporated it all to fit our members’ needs. We even have W3 signature classes, like HardBody, that is exclusive to W3 gyms! We still strive for excellence in our group exercise programs because we know that women are social creatures. Women like to workout in groups, so continuing to provide this service to our members is very important to W3, always has been and always will be. However, we also know that not everyone likes group exercise classes, which is why we are more than just a group exercise studio. We are a full-service health club for women, equipped with various lines of cardio as well as strength training equipment and weights.
The Willis Tower, built as and still commonly referred to as Sears Tower, is a 108-story, 1451ft skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. At completion in 1973, it surpassed the World Trade Center towers in New York to become the tallest building in the world, a title it held for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the second-tallest building in the United States and the 14th-tallest in the world. More than one million people visit its observation deck each year, making it one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations. The structure was renamed in 2009 by the Willis Group as part of its lease on a portion of the tower's space., the building's largest tenant is United Airlines, which moved its corporate headquarters from the United Building at 77 West Wacker Drive in 2012 and today occupies around 20 floors with its headquarters and operations center.The building's official address is 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.HistoryPlanning and constructionIn 1969, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the largest retailer in the world, with about 350,000 employees. Sears executives decided to consolidate the thousands of employees in offices distributed throughout the Chicago area into one building on the western edge of Chicago's Loop. Sears asked its outside counsel, Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld & Minow (now known as Arnstein & Lehr, LLP) to suggest a location. The firm consulted with local and federal authorities and the applicable law, then offered Sears two options: an area known as Goose Island and a two-block area bounded by Franklin Street on the east, Jackson Boulevard on the south, Wacker Drive on the west and Adams Street on the north, with Quincy Street running through the middle from east to west.
U.S. Bank Building, formerly 190 South LaSalle Street, is a 573 ft (175m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1987 and has 40 floors. Johnson/Burgee Architects designed the building, which is the 57th tallest building in Chicago. The lobby of the building features a tapestry by Helena Hernmarck titled "The 1909 Plan of Chicago" depicting the Civic Center Plaza proposed in the Burnham Plan of Chicago.
Greektown is a dining and nightlife district on the Near West Side of the American city of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of many neighborhoods that make up the Near West Side community area, and is popular with tourists and Chicago residents alike.Greektown's bars and restaurants lie roughly between Van Buren and Madison Streets, along Halsted Street, west of the Loop.HistoryThe area once had a large Greek American population, but many residents have left the neighborhood, spreading throughout Chicago and the suburbs. Today, Greektown consists mostly of restaurants and businesses, although a cultural museum and an annual parade and festival highlight the continuation of Greek heritage in Chicago, and — unlike such Chicago neighborhoods as Pilsen and Little Italy, which have lost their original ethnic character — it remains essentially Greek.On the night of January 31, 2010, a 4-alarm fire ravaged Costa's Restaurant, affecting two nearby stores. The restaurant is now considered a write-off. One of the businesses that was destroyed in that fire, Greektown Music, has since reopened on Halsted street next door to Artopolis Cafe & Bakery.The current Greektown location dates to the 1960s; it replaced Chicago's original Greek neighborhood, known as "The Delta," which was displaced by the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Clark Adams Building, also known as the Bankers Building, is a skyscraper located at 105 West Adams Street in Chicago, Illinois. The building was designed by the Burnham Brothers who designed other buildings in Chicago such as the Carbide and Carbon Building. The building stands at 476 feet tall and has 41 floors. Construction of the Clark Adams Building began in 1926 and was completed in 1927.OwnersAs of 2006, Crown Commercial Real Estate and Development had purchased the building. In 2014, John Murphy began the process to acquire the Clarks Adams building from Crown Commercial Real Estate.TenantsOne quarter of the Clark Adams Building is leased to Club Quarters while retail tenants include Native Foods, Elephant & Castle restaurants and Starbucks.
ฟลามิงโก เป็นประติมากรรมที่สร้างโดยอเล็กซานเดอร์ คาลเดอร์ประติมากรคนสำคัญชาวอเมริกันที่ตั้งอยู่ที่จตุรัสเฟดเดอรัลในเมืองชิคาโกในรัฐอิลลินอยส์ในสหรัฐอเมริกาประติมากรรม “ฟลามิงโก” สร้างโดยอเล็กซานเดอร์ คาลเดอร์มีความสูง 16 เมตร เป็นงานที่จ้างโดยกรมการบริหารทั่วไปแห่งสหรัฐอเมริกา และได้รับการเปิดอย่างเป็นทางการในปี ค.ศ. 1974 แม้ว่าคาลเดอร์จะลงชื่อว่าสร้างในปี ค.ศ. 1973ลักษณะ“ฟลามิงโก” หนัก 50 ตัน สร้างด้วยเหล็กกล้าทาสีแดงชาด คาลเดอร์ใช้สีบนประติมากรรมศักยดุลที่มารู้จักกันว่าเป็น “แดงคาลเดอร์” เพื่อให้เด่นจากสิ่งก่อสร้างที่เป็นสำนักงานที่มีสีทมึนรอบข้างรวมทั้งตึกสำนักงานรัฐบาลกลางคลูซินสกีที่ออกแบบโดยลุดวิก มีส แวน เดอร์ โรห์ ประติมากรรมศักยดุลเป็นประเภทของประติมากรรมที่มีโครงสร้างที่ตั้งอยู่เฉพาะที่ไม่เคลื่อนไหวที่ตรงกันข้ามกับประติมากรรมจลดุลที่สามารถเคลื่อนไหวได้ด้วยคลื่นอากาศการจ้างงานและการเปิดแสดงคาลเดอร์ได้รับการจ้างให้ออกแบบงานประติมากรรมเพราะความที่เป็นผู้ที่มีชื่อเสียงที่เป็นที่รู้จักกันไปทั่วโลก ช่องว่างที่ล้อมรอบไปด้วยสิ่งก่อสร้างสมัยใหม่ที่มีลักษณะที่เป็นกล่องสี่เหลี่ยมทำให้คาลเดอร์ออกแบบงานที่มีลักษณะเป็นโค้งขนาดใหญ่ที่ราวกับกับมีพลัง “ฟลามิงโก” เป็นงานชิ้นแรกที่สนับสนุนโดยเงินทุนจากกรมการบริหารทั่วไปแห่งสหรัฐอเมริกาภายใต้โครงการ “เปอร์เซ็นต์เพื่อศิลปะ” ซึ่งเป็นจัดเปอร์เซ็นต์จากงบประมาณแผ่นดินสำหรับเป็นทุนในการสร้างศิลปะเพื่อสาธารณชน คาลเดอร์เปิดงาน “ฟลามิงโก” เมื่อวันที่ 23 เมษายน ค.ศ. 1973 ที่สถาบันศิลปะแห่งชิคาโก ประติมากรรมได้รับการมอบให้แก่สาธารณชนเป็นครั้งแรกเมื่อวันที่ 25 ตุลาคม ค.ศ. 1974 ในเวลาเดียวกันกับที่คาลเดอร์เปิดงานประติมากรรมจลดุล “Universe” ที่หอวิลลิส ซึ่งเป็นวันที่ได้รับการประกาศว่าเป็น “วันอเล็กซานเดอร์ คาลเดอร์”
Three First National Plaza – 57-piętrowy budynek w Chicago w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Powierzchnia budynku wynosi łącznie. Zaprojektowany został przez Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Jego budowę ukończono w 1981 roku. Wysokość od piętra do piętra wynosi 396 centymetrów. Cylindryczna struktura budynku zapewnia ochronę przed wiatrem.Projekt uwzględnia 13 narożnych biur na niższych piętrach i 9 narożnych biur w wyższych partiach. Zewnętrzna fasada pokryta jest granitem i uwydatnia 10-stopowe szerokie okna, przypominające tradycyjną chicagowską szkołę architektoniczną. 9-piętrowe atrium Three First National Plaza zawiera “Large Internal-External Upright Form” – rzeźbę Henry’ego Moore’a. Połączony na wysokości drugiego piętra z Chase Tower tunelem łączącym oba budynki ponad Madison Street.Linki zewnętrzne Emporis – Three First NationalPlazaz SkyscraperPage – Three First National Plaza Oficjalna strona budynku
Citadel Center is a 580ft tall skyscraper at 131 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60603, designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. The 44th tallest building in Chicago was completed in 2003 and has 39 floors. A limited-edition cast of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, one of the world's most famous sculptures, is the showpiece of the main lobby. It was the first building in Chicago to use a raised-floor pressurized plenum system. This allowed for air to be pumped in through the floors for individuals to control their climates using floor diffusers.TenantsCitadelHolland & KnightPerkins CoieSeyfarth ShawChase (bank)Sprout Social
The Richard J. Daley Center, also known by its courtyard Daley Plaza and named after longtime mayor Richard J. Daley, is the premier civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois. Situated on Randolph and Washington Streets between Dearborn and Clark Streets, the Richard J. Daley Center is considered one of Chicago's architectural highlights. The main building was designed in the international architectural style by Jacques Brownson of the firm C. F. Murphy Associates and completed in 1965. At the time it was the tallest building in Chicago, but only held this title for four years until the John Hancock Center was completed. Originally known as the Chicago Civic Center, the building was renamed for Mayor Daley on December 27, 1976, seven days after his death. The 648ft, thirty-one story building features Cor-Ten, a self-weathering steel. Cor-Ten was designed to rust, actually strengthening the structure and giving the building its distinctive red and brown color. The Daley Center has 30 floors, and is the tallest flat-roofed building in the world with fewer than 40 stories (a typical 648ft building would have 50-60 stories).Building featuresThe Richard J. Daley Center houses more than 120 court and hearing rooms as well as the Cook County Law Library, offices of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and certain court-related divisions of the Sheriff's Department. The building also houses office space for both the city and Cook County, of which the City of Chicago is its seat of government. The windows are cor-ten steel and bronze/white tinted.
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The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural and community programming to Chicago and to the continued restoration and preservation of the National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre.
The Museum of Contemporary Photography was founded in 1984 by Columbia College Chicago. It is well known for an active program and curating which discovers many emerging and mid-career artists. The museum houses a permanent collection as well as the Midwest Photographers Project, which contains portfolios of photographers and artists' work who reside in the midwestern United States.Permanent collectionThe MoCP’s permanent collection focuses on American and International photography of the 20th century and today. The collection features work by Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Julia Margaret Cameron, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Irving Penn, Aaron Siskind, and Victor Skrebneski among the 10,000-plus photographs and photographically related objects, including gelatin-silver prints, color work, digital pieces, photograms, and various alternative processes.Selected exhibitionsOf the Museum's exhibitions since 2001, notable ones have included:Paul Shambroom: Evidence of Democracy, October 3 - December 5, 2003Michael Wolf: The Transparent City and Work/Place, November 14, 2008 - January 31, 2009Guy Tillim: Avenue Patrice Lumumba, January 10 - March 6, 2011
Old Dearborn Bank Building est un gratte-ciel historique situé au 203 North Wabash dans le secteur du Loop à Chicago, dans l'État de l'Illinois aux États-Unis. Il se compose de 25 étages et a été construit en 1928. Le bâtiment a été conçu par la firme Rapp and Rapp et se compose exclusivement de bureaux. Le 4 juin 2003, le bâtiment a rejoint la liste des Chicago Landmark et compte parmi les édifices les plus prestigieux de la ville.Voir aussiArticle connexeListe des plus hautes constructions de Chicago
Le Crain Communications Building est un gratte-ciel situé au 150 North Michigan Avenue dans le secteur communautaire du Loop à Chicago aux États-Unis.Ce building est haut de 177 mètres et compte 41 étages d'espaces locatifs. Le bâtiment était autrefois appelé l'"Associates Center". Il est populairement dénommé le bâtiment Diamant . La construction a débuté en 1983 et s'est achevée en 1984. Le bâtiment, connu pour son toit inhabituellement incliné, a été conçu par Sheldon Schlegman.Il apparaît à de multiples reprises dans le film Nuit de folie, servant même de cadre au climax du film.En mars 2012, le gratte-ciel change de nom pour Crain Communications Building, car l'entreprise Crain Communications installe son siège social dans l'édifice.Voir aussiArticles connexes Liste des plus hautes constructions de Chicago
Taste of Chicago is the nation's premier outdoor food festival showcasing the diversity of Chicago's dining community. The delicious array of food served at Taste of Chicago is complemented by music and exciting activities for the entire family. Every summer since 1980, Chicago's beautiful Grant Park on the city's magnificent lakefront has been home to the world's largest food festival.. Admission to Taste of Chicago is FREE.
The Aon Center is a modern supertall skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1974 as the Standard Oil Building. With 83 floors and a height of 1,136 feet, it is the third tallest building in Chicago, surpassed in height by the Willis Tower and the Trump International Hotel and Tower. The building is managed by Jones Lang LaSalle, which is also headquartered in the building. Aon Center formerly had the headquarters of Aon and Amoco; Aon's US operations are still headquartered here.HistoryConstructionThe Standard Oil Building was constructed as the new headquarters of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, which had previously been housed at South Michigan Avenue and East 9th Street. When it was completed in 1974 it was the tallest building in Chicago and the fourth-tallest in the world, earning it the nickname "Big Stan". (A year later, the Sears Tower took the title as Chicago's and world's tallest.) The building employs a tubular steel-framed structural system with V-shaped perimeter columns to resist earthquakes, reduce sway, minimize column bending, and maximize column-free space. This construction method was also used for the former World Trade Center towers in New York City.
Kevin Ashtari learned a couple things in the U.S. Navy: how to replace the explosives under the ejection seat of an EA-6B Prowler and how to roast a perfect batch of coffee beans on a gas-powered barbecue grill. Every step he takes to get it from raw green beans into that cup is small-scale, lovingly methodical, and hands-on. He invested in a custom-built 12-kilo roaster from the U.S. Roaster Corporation that takes up one corner of the space. "I was looking for a manual roaster without a computer," he says. Every day or two he roasts a new, small batch. Asado Coffee Roasters Named the best cup of coffee by Chicago Magazine and best roaster by Chicago Reader in 2010, Asado Coffee’s second shop in Ukrainian Village offers up coffees by the cup from Japanese drippers, café con leche and an assortment of pastries. The espresso drinks are made using The Mirage, which owner founder Kevin Ashtari calls the Holy Grail of machines in the coffee world.