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Chicago Architecture

Marina City
Location Pin Chicago, IL

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Chicago Architecture

11. Marina City
Location Pin Chicago, IL

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Welcome to Marina City. The complex was designed by Bertren Goldberg in 1959 and was completed in 1964. The complex was like a city within a city. It had its own movie theater, workout and aquatics center, ice rink, bowling alley, shopping plaza, and a marina that overlooks the Chicago River. The same company that worked on both Water Tower Place and Trump Plaza constructed Marina City. The city's two towers were built with an identical floor plan. The complex's main residential unit is known for its geometric structure. A circular hallway encompasses the building's elevator and is divided further into sixteen shaped wedges that jettison from the center. Marina City's unusual and compelling design was recognized by the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1965.

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