Lake Point Tower
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| Place: | Chicago , USA |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | International style |
| Architect : | John Heinrich, George Schipporeit |
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| Height : | 197 m |
The Lake Point Tower is a residential building on Lake Michigan in Chicago , north of the Chicago River .
The building, built in 1968, was designed by the architects John Heinrich and George Schipporeit , both students of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe . When it was completed, it was the tallest apartment building in the world.
Almost all of the 720 or so condominiums have a view of the lake and some of the Chicago skyline .
The facade consists of bronze-colored solar control glass with dark aluminum profiles. It is stretched around the building as a curtain wall and shows no subdivisions. Due to the strong winds, there were no balconies. A publicly accessible restaurant is located in a round structure on the roof of the building.
literature
- Andres Lepik: Skyscraper . Prestel Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7913-3454-9 .
Web links
- www.lakepointtower.org (Lake Point Tower Condominiums)
- www.aviewoncities.com (Lake Point Tower)
- Emporis list
Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 30 " N , 87 ° 36 ′ 44" W.