SolarWind
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Panoramic View
November 5, 2007
November 5, 2007
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buildup
Senior Member
Those townhouses are going to have a surreal view - although when you're that close its not even a view.
Zephyr
Active Member
Curious, the Ogden Slip in the foreground is unusually wide in this SolarWind photograph.
SolarWind
New Member
It's due to the perspective and from the distortion of stitching multiple photos together. It was the best I could do within a reasonable amount of time.
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
They were actively beavering away on it Saturday morning when I sailed by...
Zephyr
Active Member
Next generation of the previous post:
TKTKTK
Senior Member
^^ Not a particularly 'homey' view.
Zephyr
Active Member
Newest Chicago Spire Renderings while U/C - the Black and White Version
Original Posted Renderings at the Official Chicago Spire Website:
Original Posted Renderings at the Official Chicago Spire Website:
Black and White Renderings - Changes at the Summit
Two images above, Courtesy SSP / Alliance
Black and White Renderings – No Change in Lobby Walls or Ceilings
Image above, Courtesy SSP / Alliance
Two images above, Courtesy SSP / Alliance
Black and White Renderings – No Change in Lobby Walls or Ceilings
Image above, Courtesy SSP / Alliance
Zephyr
Active Member
Newest Chicago Spire Renderings while U/C - the Colour Version
Original Posted Renderings at the Official Chicago Spire Website:
Original Posted Renderings at the Official Chicago Spire Website:
Colour Renderings – East View, through Skyscraper thicket
Colour Renderings – North by Northeast View, across Chicago River in early Evening darkness
Two images above, Courtesy SSP / spyguy
Colour Renderings – North by Northeast View, across Chicago River in early Evening darkness
Two images above, Courtesy SSP / spyguy
ProjectEnd
Superstar
I know this is going to sound ridiculous but I thought it would look taller than that. Perhaps its just because they are preliminary renderings but I was underwhelmed by its effect on the skyline. Stunning building though...just stunning
Underwhelmed? To me it does the exact opposite. This is going to do to Chicago what the CN Tower did to Toronto. It will make the rest of the skyline seem shorter than it really is. Especially with it located right on the waterfront and not further back behind the skyline or mixed in with it.
yyzer
Senior Member
An absolutely mind-boggling project....wish we had another Calatrava here..
Conrad Black
Senior Member
Imagine if Calstrava did 1 Bloor or Auru? Or Bay Adelaide for that matter.
ganjavih
Senior Member
Seeing the highrises going up in other cities is a poignant reminder of how conservative architecture in Toronto remains. Even the fins on the BA Centre were too much.
Andrew3D
Active Member
I'm actually not a fan of this tower. Chicago is full of great architecture and this mediocre design will take away from the rest of the skyline due to it's height. This building would be better at half the height.