In "Vertical City," 16 Contemporary Architects Reinterpret the Tribune Tower at 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial

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In a large-scale, central installation at the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial, the likes of 6a architects, Barozzi Veiga, Kéré Architecture, MOS, OFFICE KGDVS, and Sergison Bates—among others—have designed and constructed sixteen five meter-tall contemporary iterations of the renowned 1922 Chicago Tribune Tower design contest.

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Located in the Sidney R. Yates Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center—part of the spaces central to the this year's event—Vertical City is a contemporary reimagining of one of architectural history's most significant competitions. Whereas the original competition required participants to submit renderings in perspective, each drawn from a single vantage point, the 2017 iteration spatializes sixteen models in the form of large-scale installations.

Hear the architects describe their motivations and inspirations for their projects in this video created by PLANE—SITE and Spirit of Space for ArchDaily.

6a architects

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Barbas Lopes Arquitectos

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Barozzi Veiga

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Christ & Gantenbein

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Ensamble Studio

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Éric Lapierre Architecture

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Kéré Architecture

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Kuehn Malvezzi

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MOS

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OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

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PRODUCTORA

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Sam Jacob Studio

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Sergison Bates

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Serie Architects

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Tatiana Bilbao Estudio

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Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle

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Charles Waldheim

with Office for Urbanization Harvard Graduate School of Design and Siena Scarff Design [pending update]

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Cite: AD Editorial Team. "In "Vertical City," 16 Contemporary Architects Reinterpret the Tribune Tower at 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial" 14 Sep 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/879715/in-vertical-city-16-contemporary-architects-reinterpret-the-tribune-tower-at-2017-chicago-architecture-biennial> ISSN 0719-8884

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