Architecture CodeX #83 St Regis Chicago by Studio Gang

IS IT STRUCTURE OR DECORATION? Architecture CodeX searches for the origin of the form of Chicago's newest distinctive tower designed by architect Jeanne Gang.
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0:29 skip intro Lake Shore East Development
0:48 The undulation of the St Regis Tower, Chicago
2:42 Was structure the origin of the shape?
4:00 Architect Jeanne Gang
6:48 The urban context around the tower
7:53 One last search for the origin of the shape.

[@Northave1600]

I am doing the Chicago Architecture Center Docent program and this video has been very helpful

[@architecturecodex9818]

Thank you. Just spreading the gospel of good architecture. There's a lot more in the other videos that might help. Thanks for watching!

[@briansieve]

I love the Aqua tower.

[@architecturecodex9818]

I only discovered it looking at the St Regis!