Marina City

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Marina City

Marina City is a residential and commercial complex that takes up an entire street block in the US city of Chicago .

Each 179.2-meter-high twin towers are considered two of the most recognizable structures in Chicago due to their appearance, "corncobs" (corn cobs) called.

architecture

The architecturally most striking part of Marina City are two 61-storey high residential towers that are constructed identically.

The lower 19 floors form a spiral car park with 896 parking spaces per building. Spectacular chase and action scenes for cinema and TV films are often shot here. On the 20th floor there is a laundry with a panoramic view. The complex contains 900 apartments, each located on floors 21 to 60 of the two towers. On the 61st and top floor you have a panoramic view in all directions.

All floors are arranged radially around a central supply core, the structural backbone. When the towers were built, all floors were built in stages from the central core. The cylindrical shape of the towers reduces wind pressure, but also entails energy loss and thermal bridges. They were also in stark contrast to contemporary architecture, which favored linear and right-angled residential buildings. The buildings were one of the first to be constructed using the sliding construction method .

Based on the model of the two towers, the Augsburg hotel tower was built in 1972 , which is also called " Maiskolben " in Augsburg .

history

The Marina City was planned in 1959 as a city ​​in the city (Microcity) by the architect Bertrand Goldberg and completed in 1964. This project countered the depopulation of the city centers with mixed housing concepts. The complex therefore also includes a high-rise office building, a theater and a boat dock to the Chicago River, as well as green areas and an ice rink.

In 1959, the two towers were not only the tallest residential buildings, but also the tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world.


Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 17.1 "  N , 87 ° 37 ′ 43.8"  W.

literature

Web links

Commons : Marina City  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oral History of Marina City. Geoffrey Goldberg, accessed April 19, 2019 .