Madison Plaza
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Madison Plaza is a skyscraper
in Chicago
, Illinois
. The building rises 599 feet (182 m) in the Chicago Loop
. It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1982. Madison Plaza currently stands as the 36th-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same firm who designed Chicago's Willis Tower and John Hancock Center
and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
.
Madison Plaza was designed with a "sawtooth edge", and incorporates six corners onto the southeast face of the building. Thus, the building has nine corner offices on most of its floors. Madison Plaza was originally proposed to have a twin tower located on the lot situated south of the tower. However, plans for a second tower were ultimately abandoned. Six years later, in 1988, the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle
was proposed for construction on the same lot, adjacent to Madison Plaza. Plans called for 125-story tower that was to rise 2,000 ft (610 m). However, that plan was also eventually cancelled. The lot is now the site of a parking garage.
Madison Plaza is the location of "Dawn Shadows", a famous black metal sculpture created by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
. The sculpture was brought to the plaza in 1983.
>>NOTE: Madison Plaza is also a plaza in New York, at the corner of Madison and Pearl, near Chatham Square.
http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/james_madison_plaza_reconstruction_54332.aspx
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The building rises 599 feet (182 m) in the Chicago Loop
Chicago Loop
The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago...
. It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1982. Madison Plaza currently stands as the 36th-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same firm who designed Chicago's Willis Tower and John Hancock Center
John Hancock Center
John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan...
and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.
Madison Plaza was designed with a "sawtooth edge", and incorporates six corners onto the southeast face of the building. Thus, the building has nine corner offices on most of its floors. Madison Plaza was originally proposed to have a twin tower located on the lot situated south of the tower. However, plans for a second tower were ultimately abandoned. Six years later, in 1988, the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle
Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle
The Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle was a proposed 125-floor skyscraper intended for Chicago, United States by Lee Miglin and J. Paul Beitler. The site of the proposed Skyneedle now is host to a parking garage. However, across the street from the parking garage is another César Pelli project, 181 West...
was proposed for construction on the same lot, adjacent to Madison Plaza. Plans called for 125-story tower that was to rise 2,000 ft (610 m). However, that plan was also eventually cancelled. The lot is now the site of a parking garage.
Madison Plaza is the location of "Dawn Shadows", a famous black metal sculpture created by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Louise Nevelson was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in Czarist Russia, she emigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century when she was three years old. Nevelson learned English at school, as she...
. The sculpture was brought to the plaza in 1983.
>>NOTE: Madison Plaza is also a plaza in New York, at the corner of Madison and Pearl, near Chatham Square.
http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/james_madison_plaza_reconstruction_54332.aspx