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Old Posted Nov 12, 2013, 5:26 AM
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,7298761.story

Tallest building ruling: Willis Tower loses to One World Trade Center


By Blair Kamin
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November 12, 2013
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Tallest building ruling: Willis Tower loses to One World Trade Center

Even with the questionable decision about the Petronas twin towers you could at least make the case that the spires are an integral architectural part of those buildings where it's a one piece from top to bottom.

With the 1 WTC that spire is clearly an attachment.
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An attachment? Also I look at the pole on Trump and say how is that a spire. It could fit inside the one on the WTC
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Richard Gumber, Crane Operator, 1924-2013

The Trib posted a great article about Mr. Gumber today. I think it is appropriate to pay homage to him here.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,2516858.story
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Coating on Willis Tower Skydeck's Ledge Cracks Under Tourists
All four boxes of The Ledge, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop Chicago's Willis Tower, were closed Thursday morning for what an official said was a routine inspection.

The move comes hours after cracks appeared in what the official said was a coating designed to prevent scratches on the glass.

"Skydeck Chicago is open today while the protective coating is being replaced," said Brian Rehme, a spokesman for public relations firm FleishmanHillard. "We have temporarily closed the four Ledge boxes for routine inspection we hope to reopen them shortly."

Rehme insisted the structural integrity of The Ledge boxes were sound.

Alejandro Garibay, his brother, and two cousins were in the glass enclosure that juts out of the west side of the building shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday when Garibay said they heard cracking.

"Crazy feeling and experience," Garibay wrote in an email to NBC Chicago.

Rehme said the visitors were never in any danger.

"This coating does not affect the structural integrity of The Ledge in any way. Occasionally, the coating will crack, as it is designed to in order to protect the surface of the glass," Rehme said in a statement.
Still, it was a frightening experience for the family members visiting from California. Garibay said he and others were joking with staff about the strength of the boxes even before his group walked out into one of the boxes.

"They jokingly and confidently responded, 'It's unbreakable,' so we just went on," said Garibay.

While he and his family members were on the Ledge, Garibay said he heard cracking. They stepped off and alerted staffers.

"I walked them over so they could see and they were totally shocked and asked us to step away and then proceeded to start calling staff and techs and I don't know who else. When we pulled our phones to start recording and take pictures they asked us to leave right away," he said.

When the tourist experience opened in 2009, engineers said the boxes were composed of three layers of glass each about one half-inch thick. They were built to hold five tons, officials said.

Source: NBC Chacago

Still, must have been scary...
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i've cleared out a bunch of off-topic posts from this thread.

now back to sears tower discussion.......
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Sears (Willis) Tower is amazing IMO. yea its not gracefull, or elegant, or beautiful. Its Dominating in the skyline, its so cool
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I agree the Willis tower is graceful.

OT but does it feel unsafe under those elevated lines in the heart of Downtown? Not very appealing for corporate tenants...
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I agree the Willis tower is graceful.

OT but does it feel unsafe under those elevated lines in the heart of Downtown? Not very appealing for corporate tenants...
No - this part of the loop is past gentrified - the biggest concern is all the a-moral traders from the CBOE and CBOT ;-)



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These are all good pictures.

Does anyone know the name of the blue-tinted tan/grayish building with a distinct crown? My favorite post-modern building by far.

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No - this part of the loop is past gentrified - the biggest concern is all the a-moral traders from the CBOE and CBOT ;-)
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The pinkish building at the right foreground is 311 South Wacker.
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Thanks Mr. Downtown.

I like the slenderness of the building and crown. A++
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Thanks Mr. Downtown.

I like the slenderness of the building and crown. A++
Most people in Chicago hate this building, I tend to agree more with you on it, but I'm not sure I'd give it an A++. I do think it is well detailed and it follows in the vein of the "over the top pomo" which I am much more interested in than faux hisoricist crap. At least this building doesn't try to look like a "ye olde skyscrapere", but rather embraces it's height and adds over the top ornament drawing from more traditional sources.
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It's one of the world's ugliest buildings. And if you've ever been inside, it's even worse. The building's circulation is also a fucking joke. Try going up to the top floors in less than ten minutes.

Utter trash.
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It's one of the world's ugliest buildings. And if you've ever been inside, it's even worse. The building's circulation is also a fucking joke. Try going up to the top floors in less than ten minutes.

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I miss your posts and agree with you about this post modern junk. At least AT&T has a cool art deco lobby and NBC tower has some decent adrian smith work going on.
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I hate the building but love the height, it almost needs to be there to bridge the height down from the aears
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