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andydie · #**581** Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 10:15 PM**

Hiya guys,

was thinking about a tower i could add and which wasn´t nearly done so i chose this one as the latest one to add to my video collection:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EloUSYCaT-k

Enjoy

Music: Justin Timberlake - Lovestoned (DJ Tiesto Remix)

Chicago Shawn · #**582** Posted **Feb 21, 2008, 5:15 AM**

^Nice video addition.

Older photos from 02-02-2008
Elysian

10 East Delaware crane assembly:

jet cm · #**583** Posted **Feb 21, 2008, 12:47 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by honte

Precast can be done well, I concur. But I have never seen a Chicago project that does this. There is a book out there of cutting-edge designs that use precast, and they all are quite stunning. The trick is (aside from having good design talent) not to impersonate other kinds of materials.

77 W. Wacker is 100% precast (though granite veneered).

I agree completely with the ColoPrecaster's comment "they just don't spend like they used to". 100 N. Riverside (Boeing) was 100% hand set granite. I remember thinking at 77 how much more that one would have cost to hand set vs. precast.

honte · #**584** Posted **Feb 21, 2008, 1:18 PM**

^ That's a good example of a high-quality facade.

Complex01 · #**585** Posted **Feb 21, 2008, 3:27 PM**

Nice more cranes...

DIESELPOLO · #**586** Posted **Feb 22, 2008, 7:43 PM**

I love this building for real, for real.

James2390 · #**587** Posted **Feb 27, 2008, 5:54 AM**

I'm really excited for this one. I love it, it's so 90s. It's kind of refreshing to see this being that 90% of everything else that's being built is all glass.

tintinex · #**588** Posted **Feb 27, 2008, 4:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by James2390

I'm really excited for this one. I love it, it's so 90s. It's kind of refreshing to see this being that 90% of everything else that's being built is all glass.

the problem is that the whole 10% left has been built within a few blocks radius from this site. Although I do like this building.

Nowhereman1280 · #**589** Posted **Feb 27, 2008, 5:17 PM**

^^^ I've said this a million times, that is a completely inaccurate statement. Within 2 blocks of this site there are only like 2 or 3 buildings that have precast while there are numerous (probably 75%) highrise buildings made of Grannite, limestone, glass, brick, and anodized aluminum...

All the precast crap you talk about is at least 4 blocks south of there.

Alliance · #**590** Posted **Feb 27, 2008, 6:28 PM**

Not to mention its not the use of precast that is as issue, but the use of prcast to imitate other materials.

Surrealplaces · #**591** Posted **Feb 27, 2008, 7:37 PM**

I'm not a big fan of this project, but it's still nice to see it's making good progress.

Nowhereman1280 · #**592** Posted **Feb 27, 2008, 8:33 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alliance

Not to mention its not the use of precast that is as issue, but the use of prcast to imitate other materials.

Agreed, its not the "use" of precast that I'm against, its the "abuse" of precast that irks me.

Brian. · #**593** Posted **Feb 27, 2008, 9:51 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alliance

Not to mention its not the use of precast that is as issue, but the use of prcast to imitate other materials.

Ah...yes...thats the owners of projects trying to get the best of both worlds. The speed of precast and the look of stone.

Haworthia · #**594** Posted **Mar 2, 2008, 12:20 AM**

Taken today (3/01/08) by me from John Hancock.

The crane was moving while I took this shot. That was kind of neat.

This was my first time going up to Hancock's observation deck. I don't know the name of the tower that is between Hancock and The Elysian construction site, but it gave some perspective on The Elysian. That tower looks pretty neat from a distance, but up top, you can really tell that time is not treating that it well. I think the same will be true of Elysian. It will make for prettier postcards, but it'll show it's age when you get close.

Anyone know the tower I'm referring to?