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Identification
Name
University Hall
Alternative name
UIC Administration Building
Emporis Building ID
116917
Location
Main address
601 South Morgan Street
Virtual address
975 West Harrison Street
Address as text
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ZIP
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Complex
University of Illinois at Chicago
Neighborhood
Near West Side
District
Downtown
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
103.02 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
28
Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
concrete
Facade material
concrete
Facade system
exposed structure
Architectural style
brutalism
Usages
Main usages
institutional office
university
Facts
Tapers outward in two stages, making it 20 feet wider at the top than at the bottom.
Tallest building on the west side of Chicago.
The tallest building designed by S.O.M. partner Walter Netsch, a major modernist architect responsible for the "Field Theory" and famous structures such as the Northwestern University Library.
Originally connected by concrete elevated walkways to other buildings on the campus. The openings for the walkways can still be seen on the 2nd floor.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Other companies:
Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
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