CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 788

LouisVanDerWright · #**15741** Posted **Oct 1, 2019, 5:10 PM**

Seriously though, am I the only one who has flashbacks to being birthed when I exit Clark and Lake through the atrium?

Tom In Chicago · #**15742** Posted **Oct 1, 2019, 5:31 PM**

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Here's a hot take: Thomson Center is the most vaginal building ever constructed. The atrium is like a womb and the pastel blue and pink clearly references colors associated with babies. It also faces directly the masculine phallic Daley Center, home of the court system in charge of doling out justice while itself housing nurturing state services. It's clearly meant to be a maternal building.

Change my mind.

Atlanta's Marriott Marquis is the antithesis of phallic architecture. . .

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harryc · #**15743** Posted **Oct 1, 2019, 7:05 PM**

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rlw777 · #**15744** Posted **Oct 1, 2019, 8:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Here's a hot take: Thomson Center is the most vaginal building ever constructed. The atrium is like a womb and the pastel blue and pink clearly references colors associated with babies. It also faces directly the masculine phallic Daley Center, home of the court system in charge of doling out justice while itself housing nurturing state services. It's clearly meant to be a maternal building.

Change my mind.

I think that award now goes to Zaha Hadid's Qatar Stadium

harryc · #**15745** Posted **Oct 1, 2019, 9:25 PM**

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harryc · #**15746** Posted **Oct 1, 2019, 11:38 PM**

Chicago | Old Town Park by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

harryc · #**15747** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 1:17 AM**

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SolarWind · #**15748** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 2:05 AM**

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harryc · #**15749** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 12:45 PM**

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Watch this spacee.

aaron38 · #**15750** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 12:46 PM**

^^^ Are there rumors surrounding that parking lot?

harryc · #**15751** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 1:17 PM**

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harryc · #**15752** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 1:18 PM**

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^^^ Are there rumors surrounding that parking lot?

I was referring to the space in front of 333 N Green - where the blue fencing is up around the site for 800 W Fulton.

harryc · #**15753** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 2:00 PM**

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harryc · #**15754** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 2:50 PM**

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harryc · #**15755** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 3:25 PM**

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Chicago | 717 S Clark by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

the urban politician · #**15756** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 4:23 PM**

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Sigh..... I love this pic

harryc · #**15757** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 4:27 PM**

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gebs · #**15758** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 4:52 PM**

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I assumed Renelle had opened years ago. For such a dink building, how is this still under construction?

Barrelfish · #**15759** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 7:17 PM**

Curbed article on the Lucien Lagrange design. 500 ft and 34 stories, with 90 luxury condos and 150 parking spots (50 reserved for the Warren Barr rehab center next door).

Not sure how I feel about the design yet, but at least there is no Mansard roof hat!

the urban politician · #**15760** Posted **Oct 2, 2019, 7:19 PM**

Please no....

1999 called, it doesn't want its beige LaGrange turd back