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Wrigley Building
Building
Completed
1922
Office
All-Steel
LEED Gold
133.5 m / 438 ft
27
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Construction Start
Completed
Retrofit Start
Retrofit End
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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.
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).
Usually takes on the balance of the architectural effort not executed by the "Design Architect," typically responsible for the construction documents, conforming to local codes, etc. May often be referred to as "Executive," "Associate," or "Local" Architect, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Architect of Record" exclusively.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and 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).
11 October 2019
On the 50th anniversary of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s founding, the CTBUH 10th World Congress returns to the Council’s home: Chicago....
Developed as the headquarters for the William Wrigley Jr. Company, the Wrigley Building was constructed as a two-phase complex, with the taller south tower and its distinctive four-sided clock tower completed in 1921 and the shorter north tower completed in 1924. The façade of the two buildings is composed of approximately 250,000 pieces of glazed terra cotta which vertically transitions through six different colors. The buildings are connected by two skybridges, one at the third floor constructed in conjunction with the north tower and the other added later in 1931 linking the 14th floors for a banking tenant; both of which span across East North Water Street, originally envisioned to be constructed as a two-level street, but later completed in 1957 as an elevated pedestrian plaza.
In July 2013, a full retrofit of the two-building complex was completed with a strong focus on restoration of historic features pursuant to the buildings being declared official City of Chicago Landmarks in 2012.
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