Chicago's Worst Buildings Of The Year

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First Posted: 12-29-08 06:08 PM   |   Updated: 01-29-09 05:12 AM

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This rogues gallery of condominium and apartment towers, all either new or completed in the last few years, reveal a trend that Chicago's boosters will find hard to swallow: For every authentic gem produced by the long-running building boom, such as Helmut Jahn's quietly elegant condo tower at 600 N. Fairbanks, there are more gewgaws -- structures that offend not only because they're poorly designed but also because they erode the city's extraordinary sense of place.

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This rogues gallery of condominium and apartment towers, all either new or completed in the last few years, reveal a trend that Chicago's boosters will find hard to swallow: For every authentic gem pr...
This rogues gallery of condominium and apartment towers, all either new or completed in the last few years, reveal a trend that Chicago's boosters will find hard to swallow: For every authentic gem pr...
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- BushBites I'm a Fan of BushBites 33 fans permalink

Kind of annoying to see those glass towers going up at the south end of Grant Park.

It looks like Dallas down there.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:24 PM on 12/29/2008
- BushBites I'm a Fan of BushBites 33 fans permalink

Kamin's a classic.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:16 PM on 12/29/2008
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