Boeing International Headquarters
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Coordinates: 41°53.04′N 87°38.30′W / 41.884°N 87.63833°W
The Boeing International Headquarters in Near West Side, Chicago is the new home of the Boeing Company, which decided on May 10, 2001 to move to the Morton International Building in Chicago from Seattle.[1] 100 North Riverside Plaza is poised on the west side of the Chicago River directly across from the downtown Loop. The building responds to the clearance requirements of the site's commuter rail lines with a structural system that uses steel trusses to support the suspended southwest corner of the 36-story, 1.1 million square foot (102,000 square meter) structure. It won the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois' "Most Innovative" Design Award. The building was originally constructed for the Morton Salt Company, and has also housed offices of Ameritech. Navteq moved their headquarters to The Boeing Building in 2007.
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[edit] Specifications
- Height: 560 feet (171 m)
- Floors: 36
- Designer: Perkins and Will
[edit] See also
- Chicago architecture
- 50 Tallest buildings in the U.S.
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of towers
- World's tallest structures
[edit] References
- ^ Wallace, James. "Boeing picks Chicago; will move by Sept. 4." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Thursday May 10, 2001. Retrieved on May 13, 2009.
