Time-Life Building
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Identification
Name
Time-Life Building
Alternative name
Time Life Building, Time & Life Building
Emporis Building Number
117138
Location
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| 303 East Ohio Street |
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Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
123.14 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
30
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
concrete
Facade material
cor-ten steel
Architectural style
international style
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFacts
The lobby is sunken ½ level below ground, with an underground retail concourse another half level below. |
The lobby and outdoor arcade have a coffered ceiling similar to that of Washington DC's subway system, which was designed by the same architect. |
Clad in Cor-Ten steel, the same material used on the Daley Center and its Picasso sculpture. The metal develops a natural rusty color with age, an effect intended by the architects. |
The lobby is 27 feet high, the total base is 87 feet, and the window bays are 30 feet wide. |
Gold-tinted glass is used for the office windows. A long notch separates each window bay from the floor above it. |
The architects were recognized with an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects in 1973. |
The building was one of the first in the U.S. to use double-decker elevators. Odd-numbered floors are accessed from the lower lobby, and even floors from the upper level. |
Companies involved in this building