Tuesday 7 June 2016

Gensler Unveils Skyscraper Design For Site Of Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire

 Global firm Gensler has proposed an alternative Skyscraper concept for the Waterfront site in Chicago where a spirallingy, supertall condominium tower by Spanish Architect Santiago Calatrava was slated to rise.


 For the recent conceptual proposal, Gensler asked: How do you succeed with a $50 million dollar failure? referencing the money spent on construction the Calatrava designed Chicago spire before work was halted.
Construction of the spire began in 2007 and stopped the following your as the global financial crisis hit. The 150 Storey tower was intended to contain condominiums.  Today, a 110 foot diameter (34-meter) hole remains at the site an example of the  "lack of demand" that the city's Architecture scene is experiencing.




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