1956 – 900-910 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
A further development of his work at 860-880 Lake Shore Drive (immediately next door),
A further development of his work at 860-880 Lake Shore Drive (immediately next door),
Widely regarded as one of the most architecturally significant buildings of the 20th Century,
Because of its prime riverside location,
Sitting on a three-acre site, Marina City is referred to as “the city within a city,”
Today, the John Hancock Center in Chicago,
This is Mies’ last American building and his largest,
The Aon Center (formerly the Amoco Building,
The tower is a large slab resting on inverted triangular piers,
Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower,
On the side facing the Chicago River,