high-rise building
This large steel frame building is made of Cor-Ten steel. Of interest here is the use of heavy plate girders of the type used in bridge construction. In this case, in contrast to that of GoddenA67, shear forces are high and shear stiffeners are used throughout.
This 31-story steel frame building is constructed in Cor-Ten steel. It is a larger scale frame consisting of 89-ft. wide bays, the horizontal beams being deep I-beams with web stiffeners. The steel sculpture in the plaza in front of the building is by Picasso.
Corner of the building. Note the double duty performed by the corner column is being part of the steel frames on both faces of the building.
Richard J. Daley Center (City Hall, Civic Center)
building type
involved parties
address
- United States of America
- Staat
- Illinois
- state
- Cook County
- county
- Chicago
- city
- 55 West Randolph Street
- street
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time line
| period | description |
|---|---|
| 1965 | planning and construction period |
description
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data
| description | amount/size |
|---|---|
| height | 198, m |
| floors | 32, |
keywords
reference
- article in: Architektur des 20. Jahrhunderts | Architecture in the 20th century
P. Gössel, G. Leuthäuser, E. Schickler
Taschen Verlag; 1990
page 237
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