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Chicago29 · #**7541** Posted **Oct 19, 2020, 6:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chicagolover88

Well chicago is Gotham again but idk if it's a show or movie. I hope we get skyline shots from it with vista though because that would be cool

Yes, The Batman is currently filming exterior shots and action scenes in Chicago (nothing with the main cast) for the now 2022 film release. Most of it seems to be in the Loop, as was the filming for Dark Knight.

Link- https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/19/bat...le-gotham-city

chris08876 · #**7542** Posted **Oct 19, 2020, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chicago29

Yes, The Batman is currently filming exterior shots and action scenes in Chicago (nothing with the main cast) for the now 2022 film release. Most of it seems to be in the Loop, as was the filming for Dark Knight.

They probably could of saved a ton on the artistic set budget if they went when the bridges were up and the windows were smashed.

Although speaking of Vista, depending on when it was filmed, if its included in some shot, maybe they will CGI that or any other tower that was still u/c.

chris08876 · #**7543** Posted **Oct 19, 2020, 11:30 PM**

IDK if this was posted (I don't believe so, didn't see it). Looks like sometime in summer, but I thought this was cool just from a maxillofacial jaw repair perspective.

Hopefully the area around Morgan station gets some taller in fill in the future.

Amazing how even Vista kinda gets swallowed up.

Credit: Robert Knopes/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

harryc · #**7544** Posted **Oct 19, 2020, 11:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chicago29

Yes, The Batman is currently filming exterior shots and action scenes in Chicago (nothing with the main cast) for the now 2022 film release. Most of it seems to be in the Loop, as was the filming for Dark Knight.

Link- https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/19/bat...le-gotham-city

Yes the traffic folk have been out in force for the last week. Thompson Ctr will be in it.

vexxed82 · #**7545** Posted **Oct 21, 2020, 8:03 PM**

From Friday 10/16

Zapatan · #**7546** Posted **Oct 21, 2020, 8:49 PM**

Nice pics! ^^

gandalf612 · #**7547** Posted **Oct 24, 2020, 12:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Thompson Ctr will be in it.

eww

RedCorsair87 · #**7548** Posted **Oct 24, 2020, 6:50 PM**

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Thanks for the photos, Nick.

Vista may be a divisive tower here, but some of the high-rises nearby are embarrassing. I like Vista's two western neighbors, but these two neighbors^ and the two to it's east unapologetically suck.

NYC2ATX · #**7549** Posted **Oct 25, 2020, 10:04 PM**

That photo of Nick's that is quoted above, I feel it's a good example of why these mechanical floors are not all that bad. They appear to half blend in and don't distract your eye from following the distinct vertical lines and gradated glass of this tower. All in all, an undeniable win for Lakeshore East and for Chicago.

harryc · #**7550** Posted **Nov 1, 2020, 3:52 AM**

Oct 29

cozy · #**7551** Posted **Nov 2, 2020, 7:24 AM**

heck yeah. getting so close

Skyguy_7 · #**7552** Posted **Nov 2, 2020, 1:33 PM**

The blow-thru lighting looks to be permanent. I thought it would be a black abyss up there, so this is welcome to see. Almost looks like an occupied floor.

araman0 · #**7553** Posted **Nov 3, 2020, 5:58 PM**

Was that blow-through area structurally necessary? Hard to believe as there are wider, taller towers that don't need such a feature.

Chi-Sky21 · #**7554** Posted **Nov 3, 2020, 6:00 PM**

here we go again......

araman0 · #**7555** Posted **Nov 3, 2020, 6:04 PM**

Sorry, I haven't been following this thread from the beginning. If it was already discussed in this thread I'd love to have the post number / timeframe.

Toasty Joe · #**7556** Posted **Nov 3, 2020, 7:41 PM**

TLDR: original design was skinnier and didn't need the blow thru, but developers wanted bigger floorplates which a wind study found would cause an unacceptable level of swaying on the upper floors for such class tower. I'm sure Gang / structural engineers provided a few different mitigation solutions (at least in serious discussion) and the developers chose the blow thru option.

In addition to the blow thru the tower also has slosh tanks up top

chris08876 · #**7557** Posted **Nov 3, 2020, 8:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

The blow-thru lighting looks to be permanent. I thought it would be a black abyss up there, so this is welcome to see. Almost looks like an occupied floor.

I'm glad if it is. I wish they kept the blue lights. Looked kinda nice.

pilsenarch · #**7558** Posted **Nov 4, 2020, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Toasty Joe

TLDR: original design was skinnier and didn't need the blow thru, but developers wanted bigger floorplates which a wind study found would cause an unacceptable level of swaying on the upper floors for such class tower. I'm sure Gang / structural engineers provided a few different mitigation solutions (at least in serious discussion) and the developers chose the blow thru option.

In addition to the blow thru the tower also has slosh tanks up top

This is not true.

ChiTownWonder · #**7559** Posted **Nov 4, 2020, 6:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by pilsenarch

This is not true.

Its somewhat true..
The thinnest points of the tower got wider, but the widest portions stayed the same width which did increase the surface area of the building. I am not sure if that contributed more to wind loads than the small height increase to the top frustums though

pilsenarch · #**7560** Posted **Nov 5, 2020, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by ChiTownWonder

Its somewhat true..
The thinnest points of the tower got wider, but the widest portions stayed the same width which did increase the surface area of the building. I am not sure if that contributed more to wind loads than the small height increase to the top frustums though

The blow-through floor was simply the result of a mistake. It had nothing to do with increasing the width of he building on a few of the floors.

The team published this nonsense to try to cover up their huge mistake. The design did change to reduce the changes in SF in the floors, but that was a direct result of the shit show the condo floor plans are even now... it's not easy to design the same floor plan for a unit that changes 3 to 4 feet across its entire exterior walls without some very awkward and bizarre consequences...

the developer did not force an increase in some of the condo plans (which did not change bedroom/bath counts at all) only to sacrifice some of the most prime SF in the entire project at the blow through and reduce the number of units to be sold...

the a/e team just realized way too late that the shear strength of the building was inadequate... wouldn't be the first time this has happened with a high profile skyscraper... (google the john hancock building in Boston and the citicorp tower in NYC)