Catalog Willis Tower Chicago, Skyscraper Complex Illinois, Building
Catalog at Willis Tower Chicago
Illinois High-Rise Building, USA – design by Gensler, Architects
Oct 26, 2018
Catalog at Willis Tower Chicago
Location: Wacker Drive, Chicago, USA
Date originally built: 1973
Exterior facade design: SkB Architects
Tallest tower in north America
SkB Architects recently completed exterior facade design for the new building base development of the Willis Tower.
The complex, named Catalog, will provide retail and entertainment facilities for building tenants, as well as for Chicago residents and visitors.
Gensler is the executive architect and interior designer for the project.

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Catalog at Willis Tower
Chicago, Illinois
SkB Architects is the collaborative design architect on the exterior of this significant new development, including the design of how the tower base meets the street, and the design of the tower?s three main entries. The design goal is to evolve the tower?s base to create an inviting and vibrant pedestrian experience, while honoring Willis Tower?s role as a unique Chicago and American icon: to create a sense of place, not just a place to work.
Catalog is composed of more than 300,000-square-feet of new retail, dining and entertainment space, along with 150,000-square-feet of new space for tenant use within the Tower, and a 30,000-square-feet deck and garden. The design will bring people in contact with the building to create an ...