In a glass box on the 103rd floor

Crain's Chicago has a great article about the opening of the Ledge at the Sears (Willis) Tower Skydeck.



High above Chicagoland on the 103rd floor, this glass cube gives you the opportunity to step out among the clouds. It offers a different perspective on the John Hancock Center and all the other downtown buildings.




Check out the video of The Ledge:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid28200935001?bclid=28210826001&bctid=28223913001

Scale model of downtown Chicago on display

From Wednesday through Sept. 20, the Chicago Architecture Foundation has a great scale model of Chicago and the John Hancock Tower on display. The Chicago Tribune has a great overview of the project.





The best part of the whole thing is that its only a 15 minute walk from our building and its free!

Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue
312.922.3432 x240.

Make no little plans...

"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized." A phrase credited to Daniel Burnham, the architect of Chicago's 1909 Plan of Chicago.

Well, it looks like the city has another renovation plan its considering. In the Tribune, the Chicago Central Area Action Plan is outlined. Below is the proposed West Loop Transportation Center.


A four level, $2 billion transporation center under Clinton Street. It would connect Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center served by Metra trains with CTA bus and rail lines, Pace buses, a proposed Carroll Avenue transit line and long-distance Amtrak high-speed trains.

Check out the Tribune article for some of the very interesting proposed changes.