SOM040

AT&T Corporate Center

Design/Completion 1986/1989 Chicago, Illinois, USA Stein & Company 1,700,000 square feet Steel frame

Polished granite, gray glass, painted aluminum and bronze

The 60-story tower, located at the corner of Monroe and Franklin Streets, is an example of the Chicago skyscraper, as exemplified by the Chicago Board of Trade, the Carbide and Carbon Building, and Eliel Saarinen’s runner-up entry to the 1922 Chicago Tribune Tower Competition.

In the style of the massive buildings of the surrounding business district, the tower rests on a highly articulated, five-story granite base with a monumental entrance on Monroe Street. At the 29th and 44th floors, five-foot setbacks taper the mass of the building. The building changes in color from deep red at the base, to lighter red at the lower floors, to a light rosę color for most of the shaft. Recessed spandrels and details are a deep green granite with a decorative abstract pattern.

Ground-floor plan of phases 1 and 2 View of entry View of tower