1983
Architecture of Illinois
Chicago
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
skyscrapers
Random Building
1929 – Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois
1983 – 333 Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
On the side facing the Chicago River, the building features a sweeping green glass façade, while on the other side the building adheres to the usual rectangular street grid of the city, with a parallelogram marked by notches that create offices with coveted corner windows. Toward the top the two shapes are reconciled when six floors of the arc bend a little more sharply and intersect with the square form behind.
Published September 21, 2009 | Last Updated August 25, 2010