The Home Insurance Building

The Home Insurance Building, erected at the northeast corner of LaSalle and Adams streets (on the site now occupied by the west portion of the Field building), is called the first skyscraper.

Nine stories and one basement were completed in 1885. Two stories were added in 1891. The architect, Major William Le Baron Jenney, created the first load-carrying structural frame, the development of which led to the "Chicago skeleton" form of construction and the big skyscrapers of later years.

In this building, a steel frame supported the entire weight of the walls instead of the walls themselves carrying the weight of the building which was the usual method. After Jenney's accomplishment the sky was truly the limit so far as building was concerned. His first skyscraper revolutionized urban life because with higher buildings larger numbers of people could live and work in limited areas

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Chicago Spire - Video.

The Chicago Spire is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Chicago, Illinois. The building was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and is being developed by Garrett Kelleher of Shelbourne Development Group, Inc.[1][2][10] The Chicago Spire is scheduled to be completed in 2011 with 150 floors.





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chicago's skyscrapers - under construction

1 -Chicago Spire -400 N. Lake Shore Drive 2,000 / 610
3 -Trump Tower Chicago -401 N. Wabash Avenue 1,362 / 415
6 -Waterview Tower -111 W. Wacker Drive 1,047 / 319
14 -Aqua -225 N. Columbus Drive 822 / 251
15 -The Legacy at Millennium Park -21-39 S. Wabash Avenue 819 / 250
16 -300 North LaSalle -300 N. LaSalle Street 785 / 239
20 -One Museum Park -1215 S. Prairie Avenue 734 / 224
22 -Elysian -11 E. Walton Street 700 / 213
36 -155 North Wacker -155 N. Wacker Drive 638 / 195
40 -353 North Clark -353 N. Clark Street 624 / 190
41 -One Museum Park West -1201 S. Prairie Avenue 620 / 189



Chicago's skyscrapers - under construction


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chicagos skyscrapers

LIST OF COMPLETED STRUCTURES IN CHICAGO - BY HEIGHT -


1 Sears Tower 233 S. Wacker Drive 1,451 / 442
2 Aon Center 200 E. Randolph Street 1,136 / 346
3 John Hancock Center 875 N. Michigan Avenue 1,127 / 344
4 AT&T Corporate Center 227 W. Monroe Street 1,007 / 307
5 Two Prudential Plaza 180 N. Stetson Avenue 995 / 303
6 311 South Wacker Drive 311 S. Wacker Drive 961 / 293
7 900 North Michigan 900 N. Michigan Avenue 871 / 265
8 Water Tower Place 845 N. Michigan Avenue 859 / 262
9 Chase Tower 21 S. Clark Street 850 / 259
10 Park Tower 800 N. Michigan Avenue 844 / 257
11 Three First National Plaza 70 W. Madison Street 767 / 234
12 Chicago Title & Trust Center 161 N. Clark Street 756 / 230
13 Olympia Centre 737 N. Michigan Avenue 725 / 221
14 330 North Wabash (formerly IBM Plaza) 330 N. Wabash Avenue 695 / 212
15 111 South Wacker Drive 111 S. Wacker Drive 681 / 208
16 181 West Madison Street 181 W. Madison Street 680 / 207
17 Hyatt Center 71 S. Wacker Drive 679 / 207
18 One Magnificent Mile 980 N. Michigan Avenue 673 / 205
19 340 on the Park 340 E. Randolph Street 672 / 205
20 77 West Wacker Drive 77 W. Wacker Drive 668 / 204
21 UBS Tower 1 N. Wacker Drive 652 / 199
22 Richard J. Daley Center 55 W. Washington Street 648 / 198
23 55 East Erie Street 55 E. Erie Street 647 / 197
24 Lake Point Tower 505 N. Lake Shore Drive 645 / 197
25 River East Center 350 E. Illinois Street 644 / 196
26 Grand Plaza I 540 N. State Street 641 / 195
27 Leo Burnett Building 35 W. Wacker Drive 635 / 194
28 The Heritage at Millennium Park 130 N. Garland Court 631 / 192
29 NBC Tower 445 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive 627 / 191
30 Millennium Centre 33 W. Ontario Street 610 / 186
31 Chicago Place 700 N. Michigan Avenue 608 / 185
32 Chicago Board of Trade Building 141 W. Jackson Boulevard 605 / 184
33 One Prudential Plaza 130 E. Randolph Street 601 / 183
34 CNA Plaza 325 S. Wabash Avenue 601 / 183
35 Heller International Building 500 W. Monroe Street 600 / 183
36 Madison Plaza 200 W. Madison Street 599 / 182
37 1000 Lake Shore Plaza 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive 590 / 180
38 Marina City 1 300 N. State Street 588 / 179
39 Marina City 2 300 N. State Street 588 / 179
40 Citigroup Center 500 W. Madison Street 588 / 179
41 Mid-Continental Plaza 55 E. Monroe Street 583 / 178
42 Smurfit-Stone Building 150 N. Michigan Avenue 582 / 177
43 North Pier Apartments 474 N. Lake Shore Drive 581 / 177
44 Citadel Center 131 S. Dearborn Street 580 / 177
45 The Fordham 25 E. Superior Street 574 / 175
46 190 South LaSalle Street 190 S. LaSalle Street 573 / 175
47 One South Dearborn 1 S. Dearborn Street 571 / 174
48 Onterie Center 446 E. Ontario Street 570 / 174
49 Chicago Temple Building 77 W. Washington Street 568 / 173
50 Palmolive Building 919 N. Michigan Avenue 565 / 172
51 Huron Plaza Apartments 30 E. Huron Street 560 / 171
52 Boeing International Headquarters 100 N. Riverside Plaza 560 / 171


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