Oakbrook Terrace Tower

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• The building displays several of architect Helmut Jahn's tradmarks including horizontal stripes, and a blue glass façade like some of his east coast skyscrapers.
• Like several other Jahn buildings, even the sidewalks were designed by him.
• The tower is octagonal with four chevron gables at the top and chevron arches over the 2 main entrances.
• Each of the top 4 floors has 16 corner offices.
• Tallest building in Illinois outside Chicago.
• The five-story lobby is clad in white Statuario Venato and gray Moncervetto marbles. It features a stainless steel sculpture by Nancy Graves titled Peripeteia '88.
• After its completion, opponents of the tower spread a false rumor that it was leaning. The rumor made it into the Chicago Tribune before it was discredited.
• The glass spandrels are patterned with a silvery sheen which gives them the appearance of aluminum.
• The design features chevrons not only in the gables and entrances, but in the lobby walls, elevator doors, and the tiles of the health club's swimming pool.
• The main entrance is aligned with a long tree-lined driveway coming off of Spring Road from the east.