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| Architect | Skidmore Owings and Merrill |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois map | |
| Date | 2000 timeline | |
| Building Type | skyscraper project, mixed use commercial office tower | |
| Construction System | steel frame and glass curtain wall | |
| Climate | temperate | |
| Context | urban | |
| Style | Modern | |
| Notes | Once planned to be the next World's Tallest Building, at 1550 feet (472 meters). Designed to be a very slender tapering tower. | |
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| Discussion | 7 South Dearborn Commentary
"...major obstacles remain before the the $500 million development, which would include a parking garage, office space, condominiums, and twin broadcasting antennas for transmitting high-definition television signals, gets a final City Hall go-ahead." Chicago Tribune, February 2, 2000 Details Proposed address : 7 South Dearborn Designed to be 60 stories tall, covered almost entirely with reflective glazing. | |
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Sources on 7 South Dearborn
Andrew Tilin. "cual es mas alto?", Metropolis Magazine, January 1999 issue.
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Links on 7 South Dearborn
Hope rises for 'tallest' as tear-down steps are taken at the Chicago Tribune The Race to Pass Petronas at World's Tallest Buildings 7 South Dearborn at Archiplanet Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration
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