The Chicago Spire

Formerly: The Fordham Spire
Built: 2007-2012
Designed by: Santiago Calatrava
Type: Skyscraper
Stories: 150
Maximum Height: 2,000 feet / 610 meters
Maximum depth: 80 feet
Location: 400 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,United States


Native city skyscraper just can not get enough of this supertowers. In Chicago Spire is the latest in a series of super tall projects proposed and erected since mid-1990. Some, such as International Hotel & Tower Trump International, to bear fruit. Others, such as South Dearborn 7, do not do it. Been largely for the opposition of the population of NIMBY in Streeterville and make fun of other parts of the city calmed down now that construction is well underway and progressing quickly.
 This is the first project for the Chicago Architecture Spanish star Santiago Calatrava, although it has graced the shores of Lake Michigan before with wing Quadracci Milwaukee Art Museum. Position at the point where the Chicago River drains Lake Michigan puts it in the center of the city skyline, and out in front of any of the thousands of photographs taken by tourists cruising the lake each day. 
In its original form, and this building lived up to its name. This was really a tapering spire with her needle. The elimination of the final design of the needle hole in the sky, and the development of further weakening, but still graceful, form. In the New York Times article about the building, and were compared to the drill bit, blade of grass, and tall twisting tree. Others have compared to the lighthouse, which could end up being her title because of its location. The inability to quickly build classification is what come to expect from the Calatrava design - something both geometric and organic. Something that takes a simple form and twist in the wind like a lot of bridges and other buildings for him. In this case, dock and all floors of the building to a central column, but offset. Then rotate each floor slightly as the tower rises higher. The result is, in fact, something very much like a little digging. The original plan called for in the bottom floors 20 to be occupied by a hotel, while the rest of the building was to be filled with luxury condominiums 1200. The final configuration has this building entirely residential. Much of the disappointment of tourists and skyscraper fans, there are no plans for a public observation deck. Was the biggest obstacle to completing this building, zoning. 
The only dedicated parcel of land identified for such as 540 feet tall and the building of a building 350 feet tall. However, the developer was able to calm the city, and neighborhood groups, local activists and open space through the development of River Plaza with six floors of car parking underneath. Developer is also to put up $ 9 million to help create park DuSable. He wanted the city of Chicago to create that park on a piece of industrial land adjacent abandoned for decades, but could never come up with the money. The developer will use the parks in the future during the construction process, and then turned out to more than the city with the cash that would help to become a public space.Undo edits

Residences: 1,194
Levels above ground: 150
Levels below ground: 7
Building caissons: 34
Parking garage caissons: 98
Parking spaces: 1,500
Foundation concrete: 200,000 cubic yards
Foundation steel: 70,000 tons