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financial district personal reflections

since all the buildings are tall, i think they really give the street a towering and intimidating feel. walking down the street, it is a very small and narrow strip, which also adds to the intimidation factor. all the buildings in the area have similar architecture. i think for being so important, the trade building should look a little different, even though it stands out a little since it is the head of the area.

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financial district

chicago board of trade building

in 1925- holabird and root designed the current building

11.3 million from the city funding was used to build the city building

initially built for a trade building

still used for trades

there is a three story lobby

black and white marble is used in the lobby

originally used for the quaker oats company

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rookery

built in 1887 by daniel h burnham and john welborn root

it was built to be a prestigious business environment, but later just housed shady deals

used to be the central safety deposit company building

renovated by frank lloyd wright in 1905

he simplified the iron work

the building used red marble, terra cotta designs, and brick facade on the outside

richardson romanesque architecture

today it’s used for us banks, brooks and brothers, and tvs architect partnership

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rookery personal reflections

i found this building to look a slightly different style than most of wrights other buildings, maybe because he just renovated it. looking at the redesigns, everything is much brighter, giving it a much lighter feeling to the building. I think they used to use elegant colors to hide the shadiness. i also thought it was an ironic contrast of the bright interior that housed shady deals. there was a geometric skylight that i was i love with. i also liked that they used designs from old building on remodel