CHICAGO | Aqua | 858 FT / 262 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 248

andydie · #**4941** Posted **May 19, 2009, 5:26 PM**

Hello Aquafans and Friends,

another month has passed and here comes my latest update for the more and more complete Aqua:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8thLdOLAApM

Music: Reflekt feat Delline Bass - Need to feel Loved (Thrillseekers Remix)

Enjoy in HQ

Also thanx to EarlyBuyer for his awesome updates

djvandrake · #**4942** Posted **May 19, 2009, 5:35 PM**

Great set of pics EarlyBuyer. Thanks.

Not a job for the faint of heart! :lol:

EarlyBuyer · #**4943** Posted **May 19, 2009, 11:51 PM**

Thanks andy for another terrific video update, the work you put into these I know is appreciated by all!

EarlyBuyer · #**4944** Posted **May 20, 2009, 1:32 AM**

Architecture in Chicago Gains New Life

"...GANG: See how it’s kind of buried in between all these other buildings? So we thought if we just bump out this edge of the building here, we might be able to see around the corner, so it’s really a three-dimensional game.

The undulating balconies allow views of landmarks like Navy Pier and the Bean. Gang uses different types of glass, too, so areas that get a lot of sun are more reflective. Now her firm plans to build a high-rise in Hyde Park and angle it to let in light in the winter, and block it in the summer.

Gang says new tools and materials are letting architects dream in different shapes and forms..."

http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34128

Zerton · #**4945** Posted **May 20, 2009, 2:27 AM**

It's weird how this building looks like a rendering in person!

This will be on postcards soon.

docsmody · #**4946** Posted **May 21, 2009, 1:52 AM**

The CVS hours will be 630a - 8p according to an employee at the 205 N Michigan Location. That stinks -- I had heard rumors it was 24 hours which I was excited for.

docsmody · #**4947** Posted **May 21, 2009, 3:23 AM**

Haven't seen any night shots. Don't have a great camera, but here's a shot of the deck from the west.

Avanine-Commuter · #**4948** Posted **May 21, 2009, 5:11 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by docsmody

Haven't seen any night shots. Don't have a great camera, but here's a shot of the deck from the west.

Is it just me, or does the base of this beautiful building look awfully outdated and tacky? With such a great aesthetic up on top, the first few floors looks just like 80's office block from suburbia...

And not to mention the pool/roof deck area doesn't look especially appealing as well.

Aleks · #**4949** Posted **May 21, 2009, 11:37 PM**

I don't know what people are talking about. Personally I find the base very appealing and I love the simplicity of it.

Chicago Shawn · #**4950** Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:41 AM**

From John Hancock observatory 05-04-2009

Abner · #**4951** Posted **May 22, 2009, 3:32 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avanine-Commuter

And not to mention the pool/roof deck area doesn't look especially appealing as well.

I haven't been there in person, but judging from the pictures, I have the same problem with this deck that I do with the new "park" at State/Van Buren. I try to imagine myself using that space, and I just can't. What am I going to do, stroll through those zig-zaggy sidewalks as I stare at the plants, each variety given its own little segregated zone? People have amassed a lot of knowledge about how to design gardens. If somebody had made use of even a little of that knowledge, that could be a first-rate place, even in the first season.

wrab · #**4952** Posted **May 22, 2009, 4:52 AM**

5/20

denizen467 · #**4953** Posted **May 22, 2009, 7:46 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicago Shawn

Totally OT, but has a green roof ever been discussed for McCormick Place North or East? The expanse of dismal grey kind of mars these observatory views a bit. Not to mention the environmental and image benefits.

harryc · #**4954** Posted **May 22, 2009, 11:07 AM**

Yes a green roof is shown in the Olympic bid material.

Chicago Shawn · #**4955** Posted **May 22, 2009, 12:24 PM**

^Indeed a green roof has been shown, but in all honesty, I doubt McCormick Place East could take on a green roof given the nature of the building's structure with such long spans on the roof. Of course, the structure could be beefed up during a renovation, and perhaps one is planned while it is outfitted for Olympic events. McCormick Place West was specifically built without a green roof, but rather was designed to funnel the rainwater it collected into a tunnel dug below the complex, discharging it into Lake Michigan. The intent was to return rainwater to the lake, as the draining basin inside the city has been entirely altered to drain away to the Mississippi valley via sewers and the sanitary-ship canal.

Sorry, getting really off topic, back to Aqua.

EarlyBuyer · #**4956** Posted **May 22, 2009, 11:14 PM**

Four new(ish) YouTube videos posted by Magellan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeJ2hmxkZco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpTobEQaR7k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoLyrw6f9zU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifpcnnIJJ9M&feature=related

EarlyBuyer · #**4957** Posted **May 23, 2009, 1:47 AM**

Will anything ever be photographed more than the Bean? Here’s two new contenders.

"...As the administrator of the Chicago Public Radio Flickr group, I thought the Bean would always be the most common subject submitted. However, in recent weeks I’ve seen a surge in submissions of two new landmarks: The Modern Wing of the Art Institute and Jeanne Gang’s new building, Aqua..."

http://apps.wbez.org/blog/?p=3624

EarlyBuyer · #**4958** Posted **May 23, 2009, 1:52 AM**

DESIGN 100: The People Shaping our World

"...Jeanne Gang
This rising American design star is making a mark on Chicago as few female architects before her have done—no small feat in the Windy City boys’ club. Gang’s firm, Studio Gang, experiments with innovative materials, forms and sustainable technology in projects as diverse as SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center on the south side of Chicago to Aqua Tower, a sculptural, 82-story hotel and condo whose rippling terraces echo the profiles of weathered seaside cliffs. She’s also garnering plenty of attention abroad, with visionary urban projects in the works from Hamburg to Hyderabad..."

http://www.pointclickhome.com/image/tid/4749?mag=PointClickHome&page=2

wrab · #**4959** Posted **May 23, 2009, 2:47 AM**

^ EB, thanks for the links. I expect that we'll be seeing a whole lot of press, professional & trade coverage of this tower in the near future.

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EarlyBuyer · #**4960** Posted **May 23, 2009, 3:46 AM**

Absolutely outstanding shots wrabbit!

Can you tell us about the equipment or process you're using?

Wow!