Hyatt Center (Chicago, Il) : View of the base, south flank

Creator:

Cobb, Henry Nichols, 1926-
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, renamed 1989

Published/Created:

71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States
2002-2005

Physical Description:

679 ft (height)

Date Depicted:

8/5/2006
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

glass
steel

Notes:

A 48 story building completed in 2005; the first skyscraper in Chicago completed after the 9/11 attack. A previous plan for the same site, a 60 story building called the Pritzker Tower to be designed by Norman Foster was scrapped immediately after 9/11. Pei Cobb Freed & Partners' striking elliptical steel and glass design is reminiscent of Tour EDF, a skyscraper in Paris, France designed by the same firm. The building features extensive landscaping both inside and outside from bamboo groves, complete with fountains, lining the modern lobby to lush green grass in raised curved stone planters that surround the building. The Hyatt Center also contains art panels by Keith Tyson and a trompe l'oeil mural by Ricci Albenda.

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Modern
Modernist
Twenty-first century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-CH-PHC-A3

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
office buildings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; contemporary (1960 to present) construction buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers; buildings; office buildings

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/15/2006

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10156120

PID:

digcoll:1849645