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Jennifer Gooch (gooch)
United States of America
Gigapans: 8
Snapshots: 10
Bookmarks: 0
Last Visited: September 24, 2008
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This image was taken from the roof of one of the tallest buildings in the United States, the John Hancock Center. The John Hancock Center is home to shops, restaurants, offices and residential units. Its Hancock Observatory, http://www.hancock-observatory.com/en/, offers stunning 360 degree views of the City of Chicago.
(http://www.johnhancockcenterchicago.com, Location: 875 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611)
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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Chase Central Promenade is the home to AT&T plaza and the famous Cloud Gate by British artist Anish Kapoor. This 110-ton elliptical structure is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates and is Kapoor’s first public outdoor work installed in the United States. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives.
(http://www.milleniumpark.org, Location: 201 E. Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601)
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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Designed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and opened in 1956, Illinois Institute of Technology’s Crown Hall appropriately houses the schools College of Architecture. “An early example of a large clear-span structure, Crown Hall is a column-free, flexible space, 120 feet by 220 feet, with an 18-foot high ceiling in its upper core. Four exterior columns on each side of the building stand 60 feet apart and support four plate girders from which the roof is hung. Through its careful details and clean proportions, the structure of S.R. Crown Hall is also the ornament. Inside the building, free-standing partitions suggest spaces for studios and exhibition.”
(http://masterplan.iit.edu/crown.html, Location: 3360 South State St. Chicago, IL 60616).
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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Chicago’s Historic Water Tower, made of Joliet Limestone blocks quarried in Illinois, was built in 1869 and used to control water surges in the area. It is best known for being one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and has become a symbol of Chicago and a memorial to the victims of the Great Chicago Fire.
(Location: 806 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611)
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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Opened in 2003, Illinois Institute of Technology’s McCormick Tribune Campus Center was designed by Rem Koolhaas. An integral component of Koolhaas’ design is the stainless steel clad tube seen here. The tube surrounds 530 feet of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Green Line and was designed to lessen the noise generated by passing trains. Described as “an amazing engineering feat” by IIT President, Lew Collens, the tube softens the sounds and vibrations of the trains which pass through it.
(http://www.iit.edu/departments/pr/masterplan/architects.html, Location: 3201 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616)
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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This image was taken looking south west from the roof of one of the tallest buildings in the United States, the John Hancock Center. The John Hancock Center is home to shops, restaurants, offices and residential units. Its Hancock Observatory, http://www.hancock-observatory.com/en/, offers stunning 360 degree views of the City of Chicago.
(http://www.johnhancockcenterchicago.com, Location: 875 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611)
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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One of Chicago’s many ethnic neighborhoods, Devon Street is known for having a strong Indian and Pakistani community. Called “Little India” by some, this particular stretch of Devon is home to many South Asian shops and restaurants.
(Location: 2500 block of West Devon, Chicago, IL, 60659)
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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Millennium Park is an award-winning center for art, music, architecture and landscape design. The result of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community, the 24.5-acre park features the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue of its kind in the United States; the interactive Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa; the contemporary Lurie Garden designed by the team of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Piet Oudolf and Robert Israel; and Anish Kapoor's hugely popular Cloud Gate sculpture.
(http://www.millenniumpark.org, Location: 201 E Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601)
This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism.
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