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Cook County Administration Building, Chicago
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Quick Facts
CityChicago
CountryUSA
Year1965
Height144,8m / 475ft
Floors35
Surface76.655m2 / 825,111sq ft
Realisation
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Building Info
NameCook County Administration Building
CategoryOffice Building
AliasBrunswick Building
Materialsconcrete
Address69 West Washington Street
Notes
Fazlur Kahn designed a concrete tube structure for this building, a concept he would later use on the John Hancock Center and Sears Tower.
On October 17, 2003 six people were killed in a fire on the 12th floor.
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