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Goldberg had started planning River City in the early 1970’s as a radical proposal of a number of high-rise residential towers, grouped in “triads”, a larger planning endeavor located along the south branch of the Chicago River, from Harrison to Roosevelt Street.
River City is a mixed-use building at 800 South Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by Bertrand Goldberg, to whose Marina City it bears clear affinities, and was completed in 1986 in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago.
River City was Bertrand Goldberg’s most comprehensive urban project, marrying great social experiment—his “democracy through architecture”—with the modest goal of creating a walk-to-work culture in Chicago.
Goldberg acted as designer, promoter and developer for the River City project, until in the later years, when River City II was underway, he was joined by Dan Epstein as a fellow developer. Plans and Drawings
3 days ago · The Merchandise Mart and other River North buildings along the Chicago River on July 7, 2022. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago. DOWNTOWN — The Chicago River’s first organized swim event in a century won’t take place as planned after its permit application was denied by the city, citing “safety concerns.”.
Building on the concept of the iconic Marina City, Bertrand Goldberg envisioned River City as a tall, dense riverfront “city-within-a-city.” After more than a decade of revisions and battles with city planners and investors, the project was built in a smaller snake-like form.
1 day ago · KANKAKEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Crews are searching the Kankakee River for a missing child on Tuesday evening. Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis said a 6-year-old boy fell off of a dock and into the water at ...
