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Old Posted Dec 28, 2009, 1:39 AM
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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten View Post
Just a thought... If they did in fact move ahead with this, How would they re-route the tourist entrance to the top? Obviously they can't close it for the length of the construction time. Also, I wonder what the road closing/ road narrowing situation would be like in that area? And being so close to the building, the crane placement would be an interesting position to see them pick. I really would like to see this project start, but I'm sure it has a lot of logistical issues, more than I can probably think of.
Apparently S&G would be adding a street-level skydeck entrance at Jackson.

http://www.smithgill.com/#/work/willis_tower

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Originally Posted by sentinel View Post
model located in the Santa Fe building lobby, adjacent to the massive, recently installed Chicago central plan model

They really play up the contrasts between the two towers in the model - that must've been part of the pitch.

BTW, big piece of the tower off and blocking the street at the bottom of that first pic

Last edited by wrab; Dec 28, 2009 at 3:26 AM.