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treading lightly on the landscape, the building cantilevers out 27 meters to a point 18 meters above the terrain below.
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more commentsBuilding giant monuments within a city stricken with poverty is absurd. The most vital and impressive thing about Chicago is the continued effort originally penned by Daniel Burnham: “The waterfront belongs to the people. Not a foot of its shores should be appropriated to the exclusion of the people.” This is why public space ought to continue to win out, not another empty ego-centric monument.
building the spire would restrict many views of the river from many populous areas. the trump tower would not be too excited for the spire project. i favor a plaza-type project over another multi-million dollar high-rise that the city of chicago does not need.
We have to be courageous enough to finish the vision. The Spire needs to be built. Everything else is far too underwhelming.
the Chicago Beacon should be most desired. the multi-purpose nature-futuristic approach is beautiful and compliments the skyline, plus the indoor farming can benefit the small community.
If i had to choose which one of these should be built i’d vote formine the gap that would be awesome to see a show below groudn.
I am not a fan of skyscrapers, but the Chicago Spire designed by Calatrava is magnificent. What a wonderful addition it would be to the Chicago skyline. I hope it is completed.
Build the Spire as intended and make it the tallest building in North America – as intended. Change the name to do what it takes for the legalese, but get it done the way it was intended and show the world our commitment and perseverance. Remind everyone that this is the birthplace and home of the skyscraper. Set the bar yet again. Get it done. This is America!
Chicago friends take heart. The Willis tower IS the tallest building in the western hemisphere. The new One World Trade Center in New York is a phony with height exaggerated by including the decorative spire on the roof. Put the two buildings side by side and anyone standing on the roof or looking out the top floor windows of the Willis would be looking down on the roof of the Trade Center. And here’s another vote hoping that somehow somebody however unlikely finds a way to build the Chicago Spire as originally designed by Calatrava. What a magnificent building it would be!
I live in Los Angeles, and even I know that the 2,000 foot tall Spire would have made the great city of Chicago even better. I love visiting Chicago, and it is not just for the Red Hot’s, or its citizens, but for the Willis (Sears) tower. It would be awesome if Chicago could take the title back for the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. The Willis Tower set the standard for new buildings around the world, but that was then. I think it is time to reestablish itself as the great city it is, now and well into the future.