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Identification
Name
Galter Pavilion
Alternative name
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Galter Pavilion
Emporis Building ID
117549
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Technical Data
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Height (architectural)
122.68 m
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Floors (above ground)
22
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
composite structure
Facade material
concrete
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
postmodern
Usages
Main usages
hospital
Facts
The Galter building is joined to the
Feinberg Pavilion at the base. The two buildings were constructed together as the centerpiece of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and contain a total of 2,134,920 gross square feet of space.
This is the tallest hospital building in the Western Hemisphere, and the third-tallest in the world.
Companies involved in this building
architect:
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Other companies:
Ellerbe Becket, Inc. , Environmental Systems Design , Power Construction Company , Jacobs/Ryan Associates , VOA Associates, Inc. , Globetrotters Engineering Corp (gec) , Levee & Associates , Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum