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Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle
201 West Madison Street
Chicago IL United States
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| Status: | cancelled | | Construction Dates | | Intended completion date | 1989 | | Floor Count | 125 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | - concrete core | | - Vierendeel truss | | Architectural Style | | - postmodern | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - concrete, reinforced |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Spire | | 1999 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
This tower was intended to be as tall as the FAA height restrictions permitted - 2000'. It would not only have been the tallest in the world, but one of the most slender as well utilizing a basic 140' x 140' footprint with 8 projecting "fin" columns. It was these columns which would give the tower it's ability to resist lateral forces with a minimal of deflection. They were to be made of High Strength concrete with varying dimensions of 6'-6" x 33'-0" at the base to 4'-6" x 13'-0" in the upper levels. The central core (62'-6" square) would house elevators and other services permitting efficient use of the cruciform floor plates.
The 125 story project would feature a public observation area at 1,486' and a 600' steel framed spire and communications tower comprised from 12 steel perimeter columns.
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