Google Thompson Center Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
| office building, interesting place, Modern (architecture)
USA /
Illinois /
Chicago /
Chicago, Illinois /
West Randolph Street, 100
World
/ USA
/ Illinois
/ Chicago
World / United States / Illinois
office building, interesting place, Modern (architecture)
Formerly the James R. Thompson Center, built as a 308-foot, 17-story building containing State of Illinois offices. The building was designed by Helmut Jahn in 1985. The center's floors wrap around a huge cylindrical atrium culminating in a sloping skylight roof. There are craft stores and art galleries among other offerings inside. Its interior was designed by Vickery/Overset/Awsumb Associates. "Bridgeport" by John Henry (1984) could be seen in the foyer of the Thompson Center.
After functioning as a de-facto second capital of Illinois, the building was sold to Google to become their Chicago headquarters.
blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/google-chicago...
After functioning as a de-facto second capital of Illinois, the building was sold to Google to become their Chicago headquarters.
blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/google-chicago...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R._Thompson_Center
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°53'6"N 87°37'53"W
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