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Prudential (Naess & Murphy, 1951–1955) Prudential (Naess & Murphy, 1951–1955)
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Sinclair Oil (Holabird & Root, 1953–1954) and America Fore (Loebl, Schlossman, and Bennett, 1956–1957). Sinclair Oil (Holabird & Root, 1953–1954) and America Fore (Loebl, Schlossman, and Bennett, 1956–1957).
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Inland Steel (Som, 1955–1958) Inland Steel (Som, 1955–1958)
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Borg-Warner (A. Epstein & Sons/William Lescaze, 1955–1958) Borg-Warner (A. Epstein & Sons/William Lescaze, 1955–1958)
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Conclusion: A Tentative Renaissance Conclusion: A Tentative Renaissance
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4 Prudential, Inland Steel, and the Rebirth of the Loop
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Published:June 2023
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Even before Daley’s ascension the Loop saw a cautious re-emergence of high-rise construction. Prudential (Naess & Murphy, 1951-55) and Inland Steel (SOM, 1955-58), showed the range of possible motivations to build and a similarly broad palette of techniques. Prudential was a massive investment by a national insurance firm; its 46 floors were built on the city’s most prominent site by weaving its substructure through active rail yards. Inland was a Chicago-area firm’s statement of faith in the Loop. Prudential was gargantuan and conservative—a “headstone on the lake” that looked more like skyscrapers of the 1930s. Inland, though, was a groundbreaking essay in expressed function and lightweight, metal-and-glass curtain walls that set the city’s architectural bar high for the coming generation of commercial skyscrapers.
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