Sky Scrapers
Lake Point Tower
Architects: Schipporeit-Heinrich, 196.6m, finished in 1968
The building was designed by John Heinrich and George Schipporeit, who were both
students of Mies van der Rohe. The design for Lake Point Tower was partially
derived from a sketch Mies van der Rohe made in 1921.
Lake Point
TowerDesign? The original proposal made by Schipporeit and Heinrich
consisted of a building with 4 wings, but was ultimately replaced by a design
which included only 3 wings.The advantages of the latter were a shorter
construction time and a 120 degree angle between the wings, so that the
apartments would not face each other. The design also offered less surface area
exposed to direct wind loads in comparison to the conventional rectangular
designs.
Construction Lake Point Tower was completed in 1968 and was at the time the
highest apartment building in the world, reaching a height of 196m/645ft. The
plan to construct two other similarly shaped towers on both sides were never
realised. The Tower still stands on its own near Lake Michigan's shore, a bit
distant from the downtown cluster of high-rises. This makes it possible to view
the bronze curtain walls of Lake Point Tower from all sides.
Marina City
Architect: Bertrand Goldberg, 179m, finished in 1962 -
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extruded shapes
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The Final Plugin
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