In the mid-1880s, Chicago pulled off something nobody else had tried before by building a tall, metal-framed office tower called the Home Insurance Building. We’d call that a skyscraper today. It didn ...
One of Bertrand Goldberg’s twin Marina City towers being built in Chicago. When completed in 1968, the towers were the tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world. (Courtesy Geoffrey Goldberg) ...
Another piece of Chicago’s early skyscraper history is receiving landmark status, clearing the way for a major residential conversion in the Loop by developer Envoi Partners. The Chicago City Council ...
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