Envisioning the Chicago Skyline of the Near Future

An already impressive skyline will be gaining some very tall additions by 2023.

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August 20, 2018, 11:00 AM PDT

An article by AJ LaTrace, supplemented by an illustration by Remie Geoffroi and renderings for each of many new buildings coming, imagines the skyline after what the article calls a "once-in-a-lifetime construction boom."

Six new residential towers will rank among the city of Chicago's 13 tallest buildings, according to LaTrace. The tallest of the bunch: the Tribune Tower addition, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, which will reach 1,422 feet. "Among existing buildings nationwide, this glass skyscraper would rank third tallest," explains LaTrace.

FULL STORY: The Chicago Skyline in 2023

Monday, August 20, 2018 in Chicago Magazine

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