Chicago Spire Building, North Lake Shore Drive Project News, IL High-Rise Design
Fordham Spire Chicago Architecture
Skyscraper Development in Chicago, United States of America design by Santiago Calatrava architect / engineer
page updated Aug 20, 2016
Chicago Spire
400 North Lake Shore Drive
Design: Santiago Calatrava, architect / engineer
Progress on hold – 2009
To become the tallest tower in the USA
Due to not only beat Chicago’s Sears Tower but also New York’s Freedom Tower
124-storey skyscraper
Height: 2,000 ft high
More details re the Chicago Spire online soon
Feb 2010
Mine the Gap – international ideas competition, Chicago
Chicago Architectural Club contest for empty Chicago Spire site
MINE THE GAP
Chicago Architectural Club: Chicago Prize
The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE THE GAP, a single-stage international design ideas competition dedicated to examining one of the most visible scars left after the collapse of the real estate market in Chicago: the massive hole along the Lake Michigan shore that was to have been—and may yet be—the foundation for a singular 150-story condominium tower designed by an internationally-renowned Spanish architect, a tower which was to have become a new icon for the city and region.
What to do with the gap? Whether or not the project is resuscitated, what else can we do with this strategic and highly-charged site? Once the motor of real-estate speculation has stalled, what can we use to propel ourselves, and the discipline, forward?
Chicago Spire site Competition
Prizes:
First Prize: $3,500
Second Prize: $1,500
Third Prize: $750
Up to 3 Honorable Mentions will be awarded
The results of this competition will be announced in May 2010, at a public event to be held in Chicago. All entries will be published in the forthcoming issue of the CAC Journal, alongside the results of the 2008 Burnham Prize Competition, Union Station 2020.
Deadline:
3 May 2010
Competitors may submit material online anytime between March 22, 2010 and May 3, 2010. Registration is open, and may be completed anytime before the deadline.
Entry Fee: Register Now
CAC Members $30 2010 dues must be paid before registering
Students: $50 Students must upload a copy of their current school identification card.
Professionals: $90
Santiago Calatrava – one of the world’s most celebrated architects
Chicago Skyscrapers – Selection:
Aqua Tower
image from architects
Sears Tower Chicago modernization and hotel
image © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architecture in Chicago
Contemporary Chicago Architectural Projects
Chicago Architectural Design – chronological list
Chicago Architecture Tours – city walks by e-architect
Chicago Building Designs – architectural selection below:
110 North Wacker Drive
Architects: Goettsch Partners, Inc.
image courtesy of architects
110 North Wacker
777 West Chicago Avenue Building, 777 W Chicago Avenue
Design: Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) Architects
image : Solomon Cordwell Buenz Architects
777 W. Chicago Avenue Building
World Skyscraper Building Designs – selection below:
Burj Dubai, Dubai
image from Edelman
Empire State Building, New York
photo © Andrew McRae
Absolute Tower, Canada
image from architects
North American Buildings by Santiago Calatrava, architect
Peace Bridge Calgary
image : Santiago Calatrava
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