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Lake Point Tower, Chicago
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Quick Facts
CityChicago
CountryUSA
Year1968
Height196,6m / 645ft
Floors70
Realisation
ArchitectSchipporeit-Heinrich associates
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Building Info
NameLake Point Tower
CategoryResidential
Materialsconcrete
glass
Address505 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Notes
Highest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time of its completion.
Tallest residential-only building in Chicago until the construction of 55 East Erie in 2004.
Shape was derived from a design of Mies van der Rohe proposed for Berlin in 1922.
Links
ArticleLake Point Tower
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