Known for its world-renowned architecture, Chicago has more than its fair share of stellar buildings and towers. From the Sears Tower downtown, to the Frederick C. Robie House out in the neighborhoods, famous architects keep coming back to put their mark on our skyline. We have dozens of iconic buildings around our city, but there can only be one that is the best!
In the spirit of March Madness, it’s time to figure out exactly which building is the favorite. With the bracket filled by all of you readers, it’s time to start voting!
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(6) The Rookery Building
The Rookery BuildingEric Allix Rogers
Stats:
209 S. LaSalle St
Height: 181 feet
Constructed: 1888
Architect: Burnham & Root
The Rookery BuildingChicago Architecture Center
The Rookery Building’s exterior is an experiment in using historical decorative elements to inform a contemporary office building in the late 19th century. The facade contains decorative elements reminiscent of late Roman, Venetian, Moorish and medieval-European architecture. Horizontal bands across the Adams and LaSalle facades draw the eye side to side to minimize the perceived height of the building. The interior light court maximizes the light and air inside the structure and was renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907.
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(11) Auditorium Building
Auditorium BuildingCTBUH
Stats:
430 S. Michigan Ave
Height: 238 feet
Constructed: 1889
Architect: Adler & Sullivan
Auditorium BuildingCAC
The Auditorium Building helped to bring fine arts to the citizens of Chicago and establish the city as a center for democratic cultural amenities. Designed by Adler & Sullivan with a young Frank Lloyd Wright as a draftsman, the building’s design emphasized both massing and rhythm of repetitive window patterns using load-bearing stone walls with organic ornamentation on the facade.
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