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The James R. Thompson Center (JRTC), originally the State of Illinois Center, is a postmodern-style civic building designed by architect Helmut Jahn, located at 100 W. Randolph Street in the Loop district of Chicago.
May 10, 2021 · The German-American designer is best known for his postmodern Thompson Center, currently under threat of demolition and United Airlines Terminal 1 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport ...
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Dec 14, 2023 · Helmut Jahn's postmodern Thompson Center saved from demolition. The renderings show a second-storey amenities space placed above these columns on the interior of the building.
May 20, 2024 · ‘Helmut Jahn’s State of Illinois Center is the most cerebral, the most abstract, yet easily the most spectacular building ever constructed in the Loop,’ wrote Chicago Tribune architecture critic Paul Gapp.
Helmut Jahn re-interprets the grandeur of government buildings with the Thompson Center. Its size complements the City Hall / County Building across the street, rather than dwarfing it as a skyscraper would. Jahn brings open space indoors into a grand atrium, a focal point akin to a capitol's rotunda.
Dec 15, 2021 · Helmut Jahn's postmodern Thompson Center saved from demolition. Tom Ravenscroft | 15 December 2021 Leave a comment. The governor of Illinois has decided to retain the under-threat James R...
Dec 13, 2023 · Alas, Google has unveiled images of its plans for Chicago ’s beloved Thompson Center —a Helmut Jahn –designed public building in the Loop purchased for $105 million in 2022. The building...
