Height: 686 ft
Floor count: 60
Location: East Walton and North State
Construction end: 2009
Architect: Lucien Lagrange Architects
Developer: Elysian Worldwide Chicago, LLC

Website (http://www.elysianhotels.com/)

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May 1, 2007

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cool, core starts rising :)

I keep forgetting about this one. I know it's been under construction, but for some reason it always slips to the back of my mind. Anyway, thanks for opening a thread on it, Retro, and great photos of the site--nice perspective.

another highrise for Chicago

this isnt one of my favorites going up in the area, but it is a welcomed addition to the skyline :cheers:

classic nostalgic design built with modern technology. A very chicago building.

I don't like the retro-style that much,but this one is not bad at all.

nice! I like it, but can someone tell me where exactly this building is going to be?

classic nostalgic design built with modern technology. A very chicago building.

I'd say so too!:cheers:

nice! I like it, but can someone tell me where exactly this building is going to be?

I believe it's Walton on the north, State on the west, and Rush on the east.

i think it looks great

whoa this is indeed a change of pace for Chi-Town.....seems like one of those old school 1920's buildings where u would see gangster get shot up by a butt load of tommy rounds...lol....however this nice...kinda thin but tall, and anything against the grain is alright with me.:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

chicago style!! i love it :okay:

Tower design looks very elegant, plus its tall. I predict another timeless beauty for chicago.

it is elegant, but it looks old very European style.
we will see how it's going to be.

a slightly different rendering...

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5613/elysianpc0.jpg

if this is done with the right finishes (which I feel it will be) It will be just stunning, FINALLY a throw-back to the classic architecture we all truly love. The world needs more projects like this.

agree totally

this tower is going to make a huge impression in the area.

Retro design?
:?
Not bad!
:)

if this is done with the right finishes (which I feel it will be) It will be just stunning, FINALLY a throw-back to the classic architecture we all truly love. The world needs more projects like this.

I totally agree :)

Taken today:
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shooot man! Chicago don't play.

What are those pipes for?

just amazing how these construction workers can build these highrises in such small areas. that is my dream job(to build them). where do I start?

thx retrograde. it is ready for rise :)

very classic building

Call Walsh construction in Chicago

I like i :cheers. I think ill look up some mroe on this project!

It looks much like the Park Tower a few blocks away from this.

It looks much like the Park Tower a few blocks away from this.

Same architect (Lucien Lagrange).

This is also a great addition to Chicago. And a realy great palce to live. Perfect location and anemities.

it is elegant, but it looks old very European style.
we will see how it's going to be.

European style? Rather American style from 20.-30. years last century. Russians copied Your (I mean Amercians) architecture from 20.-30. years, but they did it in 50. years last century. For example Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science or Moscow's Lomonosow University, both from 50. years last century are copies Your architecture.

What are those pipes for?

Prevent the surrounding buildings/roads from falling into the site.

I always forget this one is going up, it is gonna be a dominant building in the skyline from the West :cheers:

June 12, 2007

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i_am_hydrogen - Based on your photo timestamps, it looks like I missed you by only a few minutes.

nice to see an 'old school' look

July 3, 2007

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thanx for the update on this one

ok ive just fallen in love with this building, its beautiful, very classy


whats it going to be used for?

Hotel and condos.

if this is done with the right finishes (which I feel it will be) It will be just stunning, FINALLY a throw-back to the classic architecture we all truly love. The world needs more projects like this.

i agree completly

July 20, 2007

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Rise....Elysian..rise :)

yeh, great to see that :), thx retrograde!!

any more info on this building?

Nice very nice, this reminds me of the Woolworth building with a nice retro touch.

if this is done with the right finishes (which I feel it will be) It will be just stunning, FINALLY a throw-back to the classic architecture we all truly love. The world needs more projects like this.

:lol: sorry..but that's funny. The world definitely does NOT need more crap architecture like this. :puke: This has been done before and a lot better. Hopefully this wont stand out too much in the Chicago skyline, which has so many more buildings that are waaaaaay better than this.

:lol: sorry..but that's funny. The world definitely does NOT need more crap architecture like this. :puke: This has been done before and a lot better. Hopefully this wont stand out too much in the Chicago skyline, which has so many more buildings that are waaaaaay better than this.

Well tennis dude from houston...you know the old saying...opinions are like a-hole's everyone has one. This building is beautifully designed. It's a throwback to a different more elegant time. It adds a wonderful dimension to an increasing modern skyline.

I like this one. Shape is matching with height, good for Chicago!

[QUOTE=tennisguyinHtown;14538667 This has been done before and a lot better.[/QUOTE]

But so has "concrete n' glass minimalism"....for the past 40 years and it's getting tedious....!!!


This is a proper tower.

above ground it goes!!:lol:

:lol: ^^ :lol: hehe..."proper"...wait.. let me tighten my buttcheeks while I read this. sorry...but your post really made me "Laugh out Loud"...:lol: I understand all people have a**holes...just like opinions..I guess...so sad...but I DID read a survey once that almost 30% of the population should NOT have an opinion. :lol: to each his own.

i think its nice, with all the glass skyscrapers going up, i think it fits well in chicago, wouldnt look good in a city like London for example

:lol: ^^ :lol: hehe..."proper"...wait.. let me tighten my buttcheeks while I read this. sorry...but your post really made me "Laugh out Loud"...:lol: I understand all people have a**holes...just like opinions..I guess...so sad...but I DID read a survey once that almost 30% of the population should NOT have an opinion. :lol: to each his own.

What?

I'm a fan of this building. Classical architecture is both beautiful and takes skill to master. Anyone can design a modern "blob" building, but it takes traditional thinking to create something Classical.

everyone likes throwback sports jerseys... why not throwback scrapers?

Come on, this building is NOT classical. So what, it's got a mansard roof and some fancy cornices, look at the top half! - there's as much glass there as on any 'modern building.' This just looks like another condo building with loads of balconies. Still.... could be worse.

nice building

if this is done with the right finishes (which I feel it will be) It will be just stunning, FINALLY a throw-back to the classic architecture we all truly love. The world needs more projects like this.

For all you lovers out there, don't get your hopes up; Lucien Lagrange's postmodern buildings are hollow imitations of their inspirations. The materials always look cheap and the windows and balconies never fit quite right with the era they're meant to evoke. I have nothing against a meticulously detailed throwback, but this won't be it. Instead, think a McMansion in the sky. And if I'm proven wrong, so much the better.

As a side note, this is not a Chicago School building in any way, except for maybe height.

amazing tower. I thought these designs were obselete :D

August 17, 2007

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This is just amazing in a world of globalisation end modern glass skycrapers everywhere, this is just back to where architecture belongs, to the good taste!!!

The style is just great, very good proportioned with reliëf variations.

think it will overtake waterview tower

Taken today:
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Fantastic tower! It's sleek and slim, kinda modern and retro at the same time. That's how a good classical highrise/scraper should look like. I wish they'd build somethin like this up here in Germany :|

Come on, this building is NOT classical. So what, it's got a mansard roof and some fancy cornices, look at the top half! - there's as much glass there as on any 'modern building.' This just looks like another condo building with loads of balconies. Still.... could be worse.
Less-hideous balconies? I'm all for it.

Beautiful or not, a building like this has excellent sense of scale, especially at street level. I abhor sculptural buildings surrounded by bleak plazas that have no respect for street life.

I really like this old school building .

I think the roof fits well

Are there any new construction pics of this risin' beauty? Or maybe a more precise rendering, that shows the facade in a better light? Cordial thanks in advance.

Here's the official homepage of the Elysian Hotel (http://www.elysianhotels.com/) - it doesn't show that much new, but it offers something about the condos and the Hotel itself (floor plans, the view etc.), so perhaps it's worth a visit ;)

Two bits of info:

Photos by Ecker from SSP (10/17):
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Photo by Jaroslaw from SSP (last weekend):
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http://www.elysianhotels.com/elysian_press_november_29a_2006.asp

Chicago Chef Charlie Trotter to Open New Restaurant

By ASHLEY M. HEHER
AP Business Writer
Published November 29, 2006, 11:55 AM CST

CHICAGO -- Charlie Trotter, an iconic chef whose name is synonymous with Chicago's gourmet cuisine, wants to dish out a second helping of his five-star meals.

Trotter, a Chicago native whose self-titled restaurant draws gourmands and members of the expense-account set, announced Wednesday he plans to open a second Chicago eatery in a new 60-story luxury hotel and condominium project.

"We're excited to deliver not just a stamped-out, high-end experience, but something that is really personal and something that has a genuineness about it," Trotter said in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. "I can't wait."

Trotter, the author of a dozen books and host a PBS cooking show, has been a fixture in Chicago's culinary world for nearly two decades. While his dishes are known for their use of vegetables, Asian influences and French techniques, Trotter is infamous for his food-as-art presentation and serious philosophy on cuisine. (An introduction to one book quotes Goethe and Dostoyevsky.)

...

thanx hydrogen for the post...with some much going on in Chicago its hard to keep up!!!...plz post on this building...pretty much everything that Chicago builds is good looking..this isnt bad its self.

Another update from Ecker at SSP:
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If Chicago keeps building at this rate they might just run out of space!!..LOL:lol:

chicago style, it's nice.

Good updates

Posted at SSP:

February 15, 2008

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i quite like the look of this one right now, it might look a little too new though once completed... so after year or two the stone clad will look tastefully 'worn' :D how tall would anyone estimate it a the moment?

it is a bit slow i think

i quite like the look of this one right now, it might look a little too new though once completed... so after year or two the stone clad will look tastefully 'worn' :D how tall would anyone estimate it a the moment?

Actually, the "stone" is precast concrete panelling - not going to age/weather as real limestone would.

Hiya guys,

was thinking about a tower i could add and which wasn´t nearly done so i chose this one as the latest one to add to my video collection:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EloUSYCaT-k

Enjoy:)

Music: Justin Timberlake - Lovestoned (DJ Tiesto Remix)

i really like this tower. Its very beautiful.

good...!!!!!!!!!!

From Jita at ssp! Its getting pretty tall!

I hope to be posting more views in the near future. This angle will show three different buildings under construction at the same time. . .


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Update by Ecker from 4/18:
Went a little overboard with the Elysian today...

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facade looks absolutely great, even better than in the renders :cheers:

Didn't catch this thread for quite a while and it is already that tall?! :eek:

Great to see that, I really love this retro design and as someone said in the beginning if this fits really great somewhere, it is Chicago. :okay:

the facade looks great. this is going to be a masterpiece

Didn't like the render very much, but on seeing it in the flesh as it were and in the context of its surrounding ie the history of Chicago and the birth of the skyscraper, I am coming round to this very much. The cladding actually looks really good and I think will probably look like its been there since the 1930's when finished. A good thing when well executed which this appears to be.

2nd favorite in Chicago after Trump

Finally I found that Chicago is build 1930's style building!~!This might look very cool when it will be finished.It looks that 30s building comeing back to fashion.Toronto have build 1 tower and other is u/c and ny have build one too and now Chicago.

There should be way more skyscraper developments looking like this, amending all the beautiful classic towers.

Just some data regarding the apartments, taken from the homepage (http://www.elysianhotels.com):

Residences
- 51 private residences
- at most two homes per floor
- homes range from 3,400 to 6,400 sq feet
- world-class staff ready to assist residents in any possible way
> Upper-floor private residences start at $3.0 million; guest suites start at $600,000

I think I'll move from Neubrandenburg to Chicago ;)

with enough money i would do the same :D

^^ Looks like you both wanna leave Germany for the US then? :)

Nice progress, didn't realise it shot up so quickly. Already looking a giant.

^ Never, was just kidding. Ich liebe Deutschland!

I wouldn't mind if they build something like that with red Main-sandstone in Frankfurt though.

double

Hiya guys,

Its May and time for my 2nd update video for this nice looking tower:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiPCFWY58p4

Music: Schiller feat. Xavier Naidoo - Sehnsucht (which means Longing or Yearning in english)

Enjoy:)

the facade looks a little pre-cast for my likings, but the street level proportions are spot on and the overall style is a nice, appropriate change of pace

:)

^^ Looks like you both wanna leave Germany for the US then? :)

Nice progress, didn't realise it shot up so quickly. Already looking a giant.

i wouldn't say it is terrible to live in germany, i love my country....but there are too less skyscrapers for my taste, that's the problem :D

i wouldn't say it is terrible to live in germany, i love my country....but there are too less skyscrapers for my taste, that's the problem :D

indeed! Specially when you live in Hannover

Elysian is one of my fav. buildings in Ch.

Taken today:
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This is a spectacular retro of modern time. The beige facade looks nice too. :okay:

arround 28 floors, almost half is done now :)

Good progress. Does the crane to the right also belong to this project?

^The crane on the right is for a seperate project, 10 East Delaware.

it´s very nice i love this!!

There should be way more skyscraper developments looking like this, amending all the beautiful classic towers.

I think I'll move from Neubrandenburg to Chicago ;)

Your so right, they should make it a priority to build such towers in all cities.

Excellent updates, its great seeing this one rise.

Pics by SolarWind (SSP) on June 2
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Good updates.

for which tower is the construction site just in front of the Elysian?

for which tower is the construction site just in front of the Elysian?

There's the Elysian. Then to the south is Ten East Delaware. Across the street, next to the cathedral, is Walton on the Park, where one of the two towers is under construction.

thx, seems a lots of construction activity is going on there

Wow... look at those gigantic tubes. I quess that they are the caisons for the foundation....

There's the Elysian. Then to the south is Ten East Delaware. Across the street, next to the cathedral, is Walton on the Park, where one of the two towers is under construction.


Ten East Delaware
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Walton on the Park
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:nuts::nuts::nuts:

Chicago is booming like hell!!!

NB: Are there individual threads for this projects?

not in the highrise section but probably in the Chicago section :)

Hiya fans and friends,

after 300NL here comes a new update for the nice looking Elysian. Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRweyaZIRVU

Music: Randy Katana - One Solid Wave

one of my favorite towers in Chicago

The render looked so good but the newest facade pictures are disappointing. There's something McMansion in them. And the side building is way too low, it gives an absurd feeling.

Taken today:
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From Nowhereman1280 on SSP


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Doable.

Taken from the Sears Tower on 7/06/08. The Elysian is located on the middle right hand side of the picture.

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Hello Friends and Fans,

over a month has passed since my last update video for the taller and taller getting Elysian so it was time for a new one which I present to you all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XE0i_gGUYo

Enjoy :)

Music: Talla and Ace - Redrum O.T.D.

Amazing tower

8th of August

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I'm looking forward to see it fully cladded. Let's hope this won't turn out as nouveau-rich-shite :|
The renderings really looked promising.

Great!

Pics from 8/20/08.

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:drool:

I have been waiting to see a tower like this forever.

Is the metal just a frame for the roof?

I see that they are putting in lights on the outside of the building.

I love it. :cheers:

The lower part of the building looks ridiculous. Why so low, tiny and puny? The ensemble is crooked. The lower part looks a bit out of place.

Tacky. Not even worth Las Vegas. Dubai maybe?
Chicago should stay above that kindda game...

i count 45 floors

It has this rich-cheap look I am afraid....
Dolly Partonish - no offence...

Reproductions are a tricky style to pull off right. I've seen Chicago do a great job of it with a town house development I saw. This one, I'm not sure. I'll wait till it's done. Much will depend on the finishes. It could look great, or it could end up just a tacky reproduction.

Toronto had great success with the recently built 1 St. Thomas. It's gorgeous. Another called the Uptown, may not be as successful. The Elysian is a nice departure from the sterility of many glass condos being built, but this might miss the mark. Best to wait and see.

Why are architects still designing post-modernist buildings? It looks so late 80's (and cheaply built at that). But thank you EndlessWaltz for the photo updates!

Hiya friends and skyscraperfans,

here I present you my latest video update for the ever growing Elysian:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=7k2NUtVMbsU

Music: Lexy & K-Paul feat. Das Bo - The Clap

Enjoy:)

Very nice tower!

Congrats Chicago!

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Holy sh*t thats one hell of a shot, great find spyguy. does anybody know how much a 2 bedroom goes for ?

^^ what a unique update, and beautiful picture.

The roof on that short addition is absolutely horrible. Is that the final product? because I dont see how that roof matches this building at all.

Amazing picture! :applause:

This is an ugly building, sorry. I can't believe Chicago is doing a dubai.

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Stunning! The best Chicago pic... EVER!!!

^^ I like this building but yet I really don't care for it all that much. I don't go out of my way to photograph the site. But, I expect to change my mind shortly after it's finished. I think many people will.

Refill, anyone? ;)


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A time before Elysian
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Time for Elysian!
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^^ you want the lorbeers, you get them

Some lil ego-pushing doesn't hurt, eh ;) Danke, anyway.

This is an ugly building, sorry. I can't believe Chicago is doing a dubai.

what are u talking about ? Dubai and Chicago are totaly diffrernt cities :bash:

Let's cheer for our skyscraperpage brothers who keep us updated!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/jstush04/ely1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2766929668_bc50cb63e7_o.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r86/aaron38/Chicago%20July%2008/IMG_1793.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2829494003_bb8a6e0842_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2830355632_dd52c9c642_o.jpg

Heavy cornice
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2829494695_e65a8c56e7.jpg

Another cornice section, ready to go up
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2830360692_a2e2de26ef_o.jpg

Interesting sconce
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2829523089_f2f0ff2621_o.jpg

Forms for dormer are in place (no, those roofs aren't completed yet. They're still goin to get covered)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/2830361104_5d49b18efa_o.jpg

Forms for the next dormer
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/2830331836_ba5b4aeb15.jpg

Let's go on... Source: skyscraperpage.com (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=97328&page=52)


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2852167494_c78720f171_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2852167508_ee20744e85_b.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian919a.jpg

Don't worry, those joints (that terribly look like botched gaps) are goin to get properly caulked and sealed
[the facades are prefabricated, if you remember]
http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian919b.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian919c.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian919d.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian919e.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian919f.jpg

Reminds me of 1 St. Thomas in T.O. both very tastefully done:cheers:

Chicago!!! is simply stunning! :nuts:

great tower in great city:) beautiful pics

great photos especially from erbsenzehler at the top they're stunning!

flickr.com - mycityofblindingli ghts

Says September 12, but I know it was rainy then...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2852167492_1f60e4263c_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2852167494_c78720f171_b.jpg

^^^^^^
Stunning pics.

"Chicago = vertical city"

Nice pictures indeed!!!! ^^

^^^^^^
Stunning pics.

"Chicago = vertical city"


well, atleast loop/downtown ;)

the rest of chicago is rather "horizontal" :lol:

By 2100, we probably have nothing but 'vertical' cities. At least in some parts of the world.

Not quite an amusing conception if you ask me..

Some sorta graph projected on the model, showing the current progress (9-17-2008):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2865632901_49350b8574_o.jpg
by cityofblindinglights, SSP

Taken today:
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7725/elysian927yv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

classy.

If I may ;) :

Taken tonight (Elysian at right):
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5641/trump9261cj9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Great pics!

wow, this went up fast.

Definately my favorite tower, ever!!! :)

great building :) I like cladding

Chicago must be heaven for skyscraper lovers!

Fresh SSP (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=97328&page=54)-supply:

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652131.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652153.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652148.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652151.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652155.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652152.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652164.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652162.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652163.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652165.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652167.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/652166.jpg

i love it but i think the facade "stone" looks fake/ cheap. I love the building anyways...

It's going to be great

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5613/elysianpc0.jpg

wow, this just shot right up!

(thats what she said!)

The cladding looks good. :)

wow, this just shot right up!

(thats what she said!)

Haha, internet five!

Fresh delivery!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2274/2928555456_8563875123_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2928555450_bf6496e7df_b.jpg

(Posted yesterday on SSP (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=97328&page=54))

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2274/2928555456_8563875123_b.jpg

^^^^

Very very beautifull PIC!

:cheers:

One of the best i ever seen the last time :).

CHICAGO is AMAZING

Nice picture!!! ^^

what is this style of architecture called?

^^classical.(opinion)

I'd call it Neohistorism.

Postmodernism

Hiya guys,

these are my pics from visiting the Elysian in the morning of 10/10:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1343.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1344.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1346.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1348.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1352.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1353.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1354.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1355.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1356.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1357.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1358.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1359.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1360.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1362.jpg

Enjoy:yes:

this be it from the top of Big John last Monday:

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3505/img2246lj2.jpg

not a huge fan really, but more bulk to the top of Mich Avenue.

Great photos. Its really rising now! :cheers:

this be it from the top of Big John last Monday:

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3505/img2246lj2.jpg

not a huge fan really, but more bulk to the top of Mich Avenue.

whats going up to the top left of this tower?

Love the roof, looks really classy.

October 16, by SolarWind (SSP)

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1354/dsc0168ht5.jpg

here are some more of Elysian from me shot 10/8:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1253.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1254.jpg

from John Hancock:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1276.jpg

10/11:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1677.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1678.jpg

Enjoy

Some SSP (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=97328&page=55)-shots again:


http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/chi1018.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2967834789_197c8c522c_b.jpg

Core seems to be topped out
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2967834793_d6e26f86b7_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/2967834795_329dc5975a_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2968664356_0aee6530a0_b.jpg


10-22-2008
https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/10/656189.jpg

i like the old design of this building!

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6345/p1010836resizedem9.jpg

(By Jita, SSP)

nearly topped out, finally :cheers:

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo332/mercato2008/Chicago%20Oct08/CIMG3901.jpg

(posted here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=27295520#post27295520), made by Mercato)

I really like the classical design! To bad you don't see much of these kind of skyscrapers being build lately (That's why I'm not a fan of Dubai :D). Great addition to the Chicago skyline.

I usually don't like historicism in skyscrapers, but this one I love. We have one here in Philly called the Symphony House that is cheap and ugly looking by comparison. I usually prefer sleek soaring highrises, but certain buildings are elegant if the traditional elements are done well. The Woolworth Building in NYC is another example.

I usually don't like historicism in skyscrapers, but this one I love. We have one here in Philly called the Symphony House that is cheap and ugly looking by comparison. I usually prefer sleek soaring highrises, but certain buildings are elegant if the traditional elements are done well. The Woolworth Building in NYC is another example.


Actually it's not an example... 100+ years ago the Woolworth was architecturally fit for that era. This building, however isn't. But I actually like it. And it ages more "gracefully" than glass towers...

It's excellent to see this beauty rise especially considering how much this part of the city lacks pre-1950 skyscrapers and is mostly modernism, comparatively to across the river where 1920's-40's dominates. Good to see balance added.

:) It's a, new, classic!

Actually it's not an example... 100+ years ago the Woolworth was architecturally fit for that era. This building, however isn't. But I actually like it. And it ages more "gracefully" than glass towers...

I don't mean to nitpick or seem too academic, but the Woolworth Bldg. will be 95 years old next year; even when it was built it was considered "historicist" ... compare it with two earlier "skyscrapers" :
the Home Insurance Building in Chicago (1885) or Sullivan's famous Wainwright Building in St. Louis (1891) which even today look more modern than the neo-Gothic ornate Woolworth.

Not that I have anything against historical revival buildings. They add architectural interest to the streetscape and can even serve has a history lesson for future generations.

Beautiful skyline and beautiful buildings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A french chateau 80 stories high? What would french architects think about this monstruous interpretation of their beautiful architecture...???
This is an enormous example of bad taste!!!

A french chateau 80 stories high? What would french architects think about this monstruous interpretation of their beautiful architecture...???
This is an enormous example of bad taste!!!

so is your avatar. who cares what the French think.

So is yours... You better go to Paris to see what Architecture means... Remember that your so called culture comes from Europe...

ill go to Chicago or New york if i want to study Architecture. How does Americas Culture come from Europe? Answer that.

Ummmm....Isn't the architect of this building from France?

Ummmm....Isn't the architect of this building from France?

its inspired by french architecture. But the french are afraid to go this tall.

Arist,

If you don't know how Europeans colonized your country go back to the School...

If you want to see tall buildings, go to Dubai... You have daily flights from Chicago to Dubai by Emirates...

If you don't know how Europeans colonized your country go back to the School...

So, since Europe colonized America, we have to take all architectural queues from you and cant come up with our own? The middle east colonized europe, why dont your countries take queues from them?

If you want to see tall buildings, go to Dubai... You have daily flights from Chicago to Dubai by Emirates...

Why go to Dubai when chicago, New York, LA, Miami, Dallas, San Francisco, etc etc have tall building here in the States?

your bunk.

Don't get mad!
I just remembered you where your culture started... It is a fact, OR NOT?
If not, check the major part of the last names you can find in the telephone book of any city on the US...
I am just telling that The Elysian is a FREAK, a bad interpretation of classic architecture, that many good american architects have never imaginated to erect...
During the 80s they played with some classical forms and the results was called Post Modernism, but this is totally different...
Bad taste on his most pure form...
I love Chicago, I love SOM, Phillip Johnson and many other american architects but this building is unlovable...

By the way. I do live in Montevideo, Uruguay, South America...
I was living in LAX from 1973 to 1975 studying at the UCLA...
Greetings from sunny Montevideo!

sorry for double post

I am just telling that The Elysian is a FREAK, a bad interpretation of classic architecture, that many good american architects have never imaginated to erect...
During the 80s they played with some classical forms and the results was called Post Modernism, but this is totally different...
Bad taste on his most pure form...
I love Chicago, I love SOM, Phillip Johnson and many other american architects but this building is unlovable..



good for you.

You think wroooooooooooooooooooooooooooong!

^^how?

But it is your privilege...

^^i dont understand you at all.


look if you dont like the building, just go away...(next post)

In order to make a classic building you need to follow some specific rules and proportions, if not you can get everyting but a classic... Sometimes you can get acceptable results... Sometimes you get THE ELYSIAN...

Don't you love a little criticism?
As far as I know you live in the country of FREE SPEACH...
In my country that conecpt works very well too...!

who cares if its not classic.every building doesnt have to be classic.look, we get the point that you think this building is not classic.Now will you please stop repeating the same thing over and over again and get over it.

Annoying person.:ohno:

Okidoki...
I will leave you for a while..
I'll keep in touch!

:tongue::tongue:

finally...



(not to be mean or anything but, you have a weird avatar)

weird is not to like pam...

^^i thought you were gone for a while???(im not gonna be on this thread anymore today so post all you want weird avatar man)

I am your elder, so I wanted to have the last word...

Easier to block. I dont care what some idiot from south america says, this tower is beautiful, and America makes its own culture.

Idiot is an offensive word, you moron!

Stop this crap, kids. This is the WDN forum, not a freaking Skybar.

Fresh SSP (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=97328&page=56) delivery ;)


29th Oct
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9375/dsc0430reductionov4.jpg

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2294/dsc0431reductionat8.jpg


30th Oct
http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian1030a.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian1030b.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian1030d.jpg

http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/elsian1030c.jpg

1st Nov
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2991042862_8d315b0a03_o.jpg


6th Nov
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/3007347513_19fec8f20c_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/3007347509_4195486b22_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/3007347521_92d6cd9b95_b.jpg

nice building:)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRZC6TkxQXI/AAAAAAAA-Dc/H11c44Si5rc/s800/P1140385_6_7.jpg

I begin to like Chicago more and more!

that last shot with the Hancock building is really beautiful

i dont like it that much

Will you people PLEASE stop your bickering! None of you know what you're talking about. Get back on track!

Hello friends and skyscraperfans,

after 2 months it was time for a new update video for the ever growing Elysian:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=FPwCamULiS0

Music: Jolly Harbour - The Beauty (Club Mix)

Enjoy:)

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SSdpbjg-mhI/AAAAAAAA-4A/3K16OkQqWOc/s800/P1160053_1_2.jpg
From Ashland & Lake


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SSdrm4Xx6XI/AAAAAAAA-4g/pPNc8TpjxrI/s800/P1160074_2_3.jpg
From Ashland & Lake

8th Nov 2008
https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/11/661964.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2008/11/661967.jpg
by BVictor1 (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=97328&page=58)


23rd Nov
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/maxisguy/PB220033.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/maxisguy/PB220038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/maxisguy/PB220036.jpg
By simcityaustin

Wow great shots! Looks like is going to have a sweet roof.

very very nice pics, and a great project!! I like buildings with a skinn of glass, but this is also really nice!
wy the crane have a lot of connections with the building? I thought it was normal to have connections with 60 or 70 meters between?
its ok like this, he will stand very strong now!!

^ It's all about security these days.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7532/308194000039f450f78fbss8.jpg
Blaker one nine/ flickr

Retro design?
:?
Not bad!
:)



[2]
could be better

The Elysian is a great addition to the northern Chicago skyline, following the style of 900 North Michigan, Park Tower, the Fordham and the Pinnacle.

Btw. why is it put here among the "Highrises"? I'd say that the 686ft = 209m of the thread title are correct, compared with the neighboring towers... so The Elysian could be promoted to the "Skyscrapers" category :)

Indeed :sly:



However, time for some fresh image delivery (SSP (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=97328&page=60) of course):


29th of Nov 08
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/3068377734_93150de608_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/3068377886_fe68530a1c_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/3067541717_514c9d6e55_b.jpg


Famous Park Tower for comparison (also designed by Chicago architect Lucien Lagrange (http://www.lucienlagrange.com/portfolio/project/park_tower/)):
http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/chicago59.jpg
Source: skyscraperpicture.com


12th of Dec 2008
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6330/dsc056761979464jw4.jpg


13th of Dec
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/3105158844_7e4c59cc98_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3105158744_1b66b80311_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/3105165242_23823f6e44_b.jpg


18th/19th of Dec
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/959/dsc058322254196wt3.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/6879/dsc058869349466un9.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6479/3128487543ee2d3760dcbgp9.jpg
Bob Segal/ flickr

^^wow awesome find spyguy! its postcard worthy:)