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James R. Thompson Center
Thompson Center, State of Illinois Building
Building
Completed
1985
office
steel
93.9 m / 308 ft
17
Construction Start
Completed
Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
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Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
Debating Tall: Replace the Thompson Center?
28 April 2017 - CTBUH Journal
28 April 2017
Debating Tall: Replace the Thompson Center?
Helmut Jahn, JAHN; Mir Ali, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chicago’s drum-shaped, 17-story James R. Thompson Center, with its soaring atrium and extensive glazing, has been criticized for poor temperature control and spatial inefficiency, and...
15 September 2021
Winners Named in Design Competition Re-envisioning Chicago's Thompson Center
Three winners have been named in the 2021 Chicago Prize Competition, which sought new visions for the James R. Thompson Center, an iconic 17-story civic...
15 September 2021
Winners Named in Design Competition Re-envisioning Chicago's Thompson Center
Three winners have been named in the 2021 Chicago Prize Competition, which sought new visions for the James R. Thompson Center, an iconic 17-story civic...
01 February 2021
Businesses Exit Chicago's Thompson Center as State Buys West Loop Offices
The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate the...
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