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[Donnie77]

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https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/18/ne...scraper-movie/





K i know this an old render but anyone notice at the top of Nema there seems to be shaded glass panels at the top corners of every column! The fact that they rise higher than setbacks tells me it's not just paint! How neat would they look if they where lights?

[cozy]

window cleaning crane?

[Mr Downtown]

Yes, nearly all the South Loop buildings between Clark and the river have used friction piles, for a combination of reasons (AIUI): loose silty soil where the river wandered over the centuries, and cheaper. For the Roosevelt Collection, Walsh drove more than 40 miles of pilings, which they think is a record. I was surprised when the on-site engineer told me CMK's 14th & Wabash pilings were driven to limestone at -97. I'm guessing the spec was "driven to refusal," which they thought might occur at a lesser depth.

One exception was 1000 S. Clark, which used micropiles, making its neighbors much much happier. The second question South Loop residents ask about any new building is "will you be driving 'pylons' and giving us all headaches for months and causing cracks in our buildings?"

[PittsburghPA]

Awesome info Mr Downtown. Chicago foundation work is so fascinating. What is necessary in Chicago doesn't sound much different than what you see in Dubai/the desert. Any good websites where I can learn some more about the different types of foundation strategies?

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

Yes, nearly all the South Loop buildings between Clark and the river have used friction piles, for a combination of reasons (AIUI): loose silty soil where the river wandered over the centuries, and cheaper. For the Roosevelt Collection, Walsh drove more than 40 miles of pilings, which they think is a record. I was surprised when the on-site engineer told me CMK's 14th & Wabash pilings were driven to limestone at -97. I'm guessing the spec was "driven to refusal," which they thought might occur at a lesser depth.

One exception was 1000 S. Clark, which used micropiles, making its neighbors much much happier. The second question South Loop residents ask about any new building is "will you be driving 'pylons' and giving us all headaches for months and causing cracks in our buildings?"

[phanta721]

[Bombardier]

Originally Posted by phanta721

Is that the window washing crane sticking out of the top of the cube? Wonder if it will be hidden in its permanent condition or if it will be visible like the one on Essex.

[cozy]

Originally Posted by Bombardier

Is that the window washing crane sticking out of the top of the cube? Wonder if it will be hidden in its permanent condition or if it will be visible like the one on Essex.

yes, for sure. i saw them testing/using it a couple days ago.

upon installation it was hidden. i hope it keeps the ability to shrink down and retract into the building. nema is too tall of a gem to have some mechanics sticking out the top

Originally Posted by cozy

window cleaning crane?

[woodrow]

Amazing building. Amazing pic!

I can't help but get enraged whenever I look at a picture of Grant Park. Columbus Drive makes me CRAZY! I hate it much more than the train tracks. Maybe because it is easy to go over them. Designed to be in a ditch. Would love to have them covered some time, BUT Columus effing Drive. THAT cuts the park up much much more when on foot.

sorry for the rant. NEMA looks so much taller than even the illustrations.

[cityofneighborhoods]

Originally Posted by woodrow

Amazing building. Amazing pic!

I can't help but get enraged whenever I look at a picture of Grant Park. Columbus Drive makes me CRAZY! I hate it much more than the train tracks. Maybe because it is easy to go over them. Designed to be in a ditch. Would love to have them covered some time, BUT Columus effing Drive. THAT cuts the park up much much more when on foot.

sorry for the rant. NEMA looks so much taller than even the illustrations.

Luckily, local parks organizations and environmentalists from Wilmette are using all their fundraising and political clout to strongly advocate for more uninterrupted park space with native plants opposed to mowed stretches of grass in Grant Park and other parks in the city Oh, and I forgot lawsuits

[photoLith]

^
I love how that view intentionally blocks out the Trump Tower and doesn't include Vista.

[jc5680]

^ it is likely that nothing was blocked intentionally and that vista just isn't there because the photo they used for the rendering was taken before it existed in the skyline.

The whole composition is pretty weird the more you look at it. I think the images on the left and right of the column splitting the middle are entirely different photos. The horizon lines are at different elevations.

I don't know what is going on with the buildings in the lower left quadrant, but it is stretched and filled in very weird ways. Like, what's up with the reddish brown building that I assume is the tower in from of the LaSalle St station? It changes textures randomly near the top. There is even a somewhat visible line across that part of the image where everything below it looks like is was just kind of rubber stamped in

[bhawk66]

^ yea, some manipulation for sure. Almost comical.

[BonoboZill4]

Forgot I had taken these a few days ago....





I'm gonna get some really nice shots of this tower soon, buckle in lads

[BonoboZill4]

[gebs]

Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

[IMG]

Excellent shots, Mr. Ford. I live not that far from this building, which means I seldom get these awesome views from a distance. I love how it looks up close, but I'm a huge fan of how they frame the southern end of Grant Park. These shots really capture that mass and energy. Kudos on the new gig too!

[Skyguy_7]

I think this has been mentioned before, but the north-facing vertical stripes on both this (2 are visible now, 2 more will appear once the skip is gone) and Essex compliment one another just perfectly.

[harryc]

March 20

[BVictor1]

Crane coming down...

[10023]

Those photos make me dream of the day that they 1) bury the tracks and 2) narrow Columbus Ave back down to the narrow boulevard it should be, rather than basically being a divided highway running through an urban park. It should be at most two lanes in each direction, including turning lanes, with no parking. And closed to traffic most of the time like the Drives in Central Park. Then make Jackson and Balbo one way with two lanes.

[BuildThemTaller]

Originally Posted by 10023

Those photos make me dream of the day that they 1) bury the tracks and 2) narrow Columbus Ave back down to the narrow boulevard it should be, rather than basically being a divided highway running through an urban park. It should be at most two lanes in each direction, including turning lanes, with no parking. And closed to traffic most of the time like the Drives in Central Park. Then make Jackson and Balbo one way with two lanes.

I assume you meant "cover the tracks" as they are already below street level.

Looking back, I really wish that Rahm and George Lucas had come up with a scheme to cover the tracks south of the Art Institute to put the Lucas Museum. That would have been a huge win for the city. The final design for LA came out fairly narrow anyway. Missed opportunity.