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2001 NB
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This
sporty little number completes an eclectic collection on the northwest
corner of Grant and Millennium Parks, nestled between the classical columns
of the Chicago Cultural Center, the cone-topped Two Prudential, and the
plain boxes of Prudential headquarters and the AON Center. The roof slants
to a corner peak in the same way the parks reach a corner at the building's
door. At night the diamond outline of the building's roof is one of the
most noticeable features of the city's skyline. According to Wendella Boat
tour guides, at one point the building had a state-of-the-art heated roof
to keep snow from piling up; unfortunately it only funneled water to the
street below where it froze and imperiled pedestrians. -NB
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