CNA Center

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CNA Center
CNA Center.jpg
Red exterior facade of the CNA Center as seen from the Sears Tower (April 2009)
Basic data
Place: 333 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago Loop
Construction time : 1970-1972
Architectural style : International style
Architect : Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Use / legal
Usage : High-rise office building
Owner : John Buck Company
Technical specifications
Height : 183 m
Floors : 44
Usable area : 120,773 m²
Height comparison
Chicago : 45. ( list )
address
City: Chicago
Country: United States

The CNA Center is an office building in Chicago . The building with a height of 183 meters was constructed between 1970 and 1972 and opened in 1973. The red paint earned the skyscraper the nickname Big Red and highlights the simple international-style building from the Chicago skyline. The CNA Center was built as the headquarters of the insurer CNA Financial and has been owned by real estate investor John Buck Company since 2015 . In 2018, CNA Financial moved its offices to a 35-story new building within Chicago, also called the CNA Center. The old CNA Center is expected to be renamed and the naming rights have been given to the new anchor tenant Northern Trust . The lighting behind the building windows often broadcasts messages on special occasions. Computers are used to calculate the necessary windows that need to be illuminated for the transmission of the correct message.

The windows of the CNA Center (far left) are often specially illuminated on important occasions. To mark the victory of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, the windows were lit in the shape of the Blackhawks' club logo. GO HAWKS can be read on the sloping roof of the Crain Communications Building (center of the picture) (visible when enlarged) and the club is congratulated on winning the final with HAWKS WIN from the front of the Blue Cross Shield Tower (right half of the picture) .

Web links

Commons : CNA Center  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Emporis: CNA Plaza , accessed August 23, 2018
  2. ↑ chicago.curbed.com: Chicago's famous 'Big Red' skyscraper scores anchor tenant and a new name , accessed August 23, 2018
  3. ↑ chicagobusiness.com: CNA selling 'Big Red,' moving HQ to new office tower , accessed August 23, 2018
  4. ↑ CNA: CNA Opens New Global Headquarters , accessed August 23, 2018