1969 – John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois
Today, the John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois, is affectionately known as “Big John,”
Today, the John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois, is affectionately known as “Big John,”
This is Mies’ last American building and his largest, faced with dark aluminum and bronze-tinted glass.The original plan called for a U-shaped building,
The Aon Center (formerly the Amoco Building, Standard Oil Building or “Big Stan”
The tower is a large slab resting on inverted triangular piers, which separate it from the wide base.
Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower, is at 1450 feet and 110 stories,
On the side facing the Chicago River, the building features a sweeping green glass façade,
Located at the inside corner of the Gold Coast streetwall where Lake Shore Drive turns east and the “Magnificent Mile”
Located at the northwest corner of Grant Park, on the former site of the John Crerar Library.
The James R. Thompson Center houses offices of the State of Illinois. The building opened in May 1985 as the State of Illinois Center.
The main entrance to Illinois Center’s shopping concourse is through this building set back from Michigan Avenue by a small plaza.