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Citadel Center

2003 establishments in IllinoisModernist architecture in IllinoisOffice buildings completed in 2003Postmodern architecture in the United StatesRicardo Bofill buildings
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2018 02 25 4904x7356 chicago citadel center
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The Citadel Center is a 580 ft (177m) tall skyscraper in the Chicago Loop. It is located at 131 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60603, and was designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill and his firm, Taller de Arquitectura. As of 2020, Citadel Center is the 65th tallest building in Chicago. It was completed in 2003 and has 37 above ground floors and 3 below (40 total) covering 1,536,548 sq. ft. It was certified as LEED Gold in 2017. A limited-edition cast of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, one of the world's most famous sculptures, was displayed in the lobby, and removed in late 2018. The original is on display at the Louvre Museum. The lobby previously featured a curved wall of Padauk red wood.The Citadel Center was the first building in Chicago to use a raised-floor pressurized plenum system, allowing for more individual control of climate by the use of adjustable floor diffusers.

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Citadel Center
South Dearborn Street, Chicago Loop

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South Dearborn Street 131
60603 Chicago, Loop
Illinois, United States
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