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Today In Culture, Monday, December 18, 2023: RIP Richard Hunt | Expo Chicago Art Prizes | Jeanne Gang in Conversation
18 Dec 2023 13:25 GMT
… Prize Recipient Institutions
Expo Chicago has announced three American … face of modern Chicago. “When Gang designed the Aqua Tower on … the Chicago River, it was … the act of building—a skyscraper, access to water, relationships …
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Aqua Tower, a Water Sculpture in the Chicago Sky by Studio Gang Architects
01 Dec 2023 01:03 GMT
… the city of Chicago has spearheaded the skyscraper movement in architecture … those were conventional skyscrapers, Aqua is special.
In the … building. As any other skyscraper, the Aqua is huge and solid, … of the balconies that provide Aqua's rippling effect …
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22 Iconic Buildings Defining Chicago Architecture
07 Nov 2023 20:34 GMT
… Center is another iconic skyscraper in Chicago. It was completed in … Aqua Tower
The Aqua Tower is a recent addition to the Chicago … .org
The Aqua Tower is an 82-story skyscraper with a … an important example of early Chicago skyscraper design and has been …
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Gencom-led JV acquires stake in brand new St. Regis Chicago
17 May 2023 17:49 GMT
… designed Aqua in Chicago, which was awarded the Emporis Skyscraper … Award as 2009 skyscraper … .”
The St. Regis Chicago, formerly Wanda Vista Tower … , 1,198-foot skyscraper in Chicago.
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Though financial …
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Architecture Takes Centerstage on This Chicago Architecture Boat Tour
06 Jan 2023 04:05 GMT
… to experience Chicago is with a Chicago architecture boat tour
Chicago is Synonymous … ’s the birthplace of the skyscraper, boasting over 1,300 high … firm, Studio Gang, which designed Aqua, an award-winning hotel and …
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Make No Little Plans: A Brief History of Chicago Architecture
25 Oct 2022 21:23 GMT
… outskirts of Chicago. He also proposed “The Illinois”, a skyscraper that could … roles in Chicago's urban lifeblood to this day.
Aqua Tower … is responsible for the iconic Aqua Tower and the newly constructed …
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Studio Gang completes Hawaii skyscraper with sugar cane-informed facade
14 Oct 2022 20:54 GMT
Chicago-based Studio Gang has completed a residential tower in Hawaii called Kō'ula with an undulating facade that takes cues from local ecology.
Kō'ula, which means "red sugar cane" in native Hawaiian, is a local plant with a twisting …
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22 Chicago-themed DIY Halloween costumes that will do the Windy City proud
11 Oct 2022 16:10 GMT
… out of foam.
Your favorite Chicago skyscraper
Scott Duncan poses for a … Aqua Hotel Wednesday Oct. 30, 2019 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago … of the Hancock Center, the Aqua Tower and other famous buildings …
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Five decades after Chicago's greatest skyscraper boom, city aims high again
12 Aug 2022 23:11 GMT
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Column: On the night before Halloween, skyscraper architects will party in costume — dressed as their buildings
12 Jul 2022 04:31 GMT
… as the Chrysler Building.
In Chicago, however, the costumes will … 10th World Congress of the Chicago-based Council on Tall … attendees a preview of four skyscraper costumes.
They displayed likenesses … at a dinner Wednesday at Chicago’s Aqua Tower, a hotel and …