21 August 2008

The Chicago Spire

A super skyscraper/tower under construction in Chicago is the Chicago Spire, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and being developed by Garrett Kelleher of Shelbourne Development Group, Inc.

When completed, it will be 609.6 m (2000 ft) tall with 150 floors, and the ninth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. It will contain 1200 apartments/condominiums with a price range from $800,000 to $40 million (US dollars).





I think it looks like a drill bit. The Giant Drill Bit.



The design is rather phallic. I wonder if the architect has any issues.

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Emily came over for dinner tonight. I made baked pork ribs (with bbq sauce), with mash potatoes and broccolini.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes it does look like a drill bit as well as being an engraved invitation to a bombing. Why anyone in the US would build a tower in these times in beyond me.

Liz