Madison Plaza
| Madison Plaza | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 200 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°52′56″N 87°38′05″W / 41.88222°N 87.63472°WCoordinates: 41°52′56″N 87°38′05″W / 41.88222°N 87.63472°W |
| Construction started | 1981 |
| Completed | 1982[1] |
| Opening | 1982 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 599 ft (183 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[2] |
| Developer | The Beitler Company[3] |
Madison Plaza is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 599 feet (182 m)[2] in the Chicago Loop.[3] It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1982.[2] 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.[3] Thus, the building has nine corner offices on most of its floors.[3] Madison Plaza was originally proposed to have a twin tower located on the lot situated south of the tower.[3] 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.[3] Plans called for 125-story tower that was to rise 2,000 ft (610 m).[4] However, that plan was also eventually cancelled. The lot is now the site of a parking garage.[3]
Madison Plaza is the location of "Dawn Shadows", a famous black metal sculpture created by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson.[3] 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
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[edit] References
- ^ "Madison Plaza". Artefaqs Corporation. http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/1152.php. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ a b c "Madison Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3314. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Madison Plaza". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=madisonplaza-chicago-il-usa. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ "Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=miglinbeitlerskyneedle-chicago-il-usa. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
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