The Aqua Building # 2- Chicago
by Allen Beatty
Title
The Aqua Building # 2- Chicago
Artist
Allen Beatty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The Aqua Building # 2 by Allen Beatty
Aqua is an 82-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Designed by a team led by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects, with James Loewenberg of Loewenberg & Associates as the Architect of Record, it includes five levels of parking below ground. The building's eighty-story, 140,000 sq ft base is topped by a 82,550 sq ft terrace with gardens, gazebos, pools, hot tubs, a walking/running track and a fire pit. Each floor covers approximately 16,000 sq ft . The Aqua was awarded the Emporis Skyscraper Award as 2009 skyscraper of the year, and was shortlisted in 2010 for the biennial International Highrise Award. In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Aqua was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois) and was recognized by USA Today Travel magazine, as one of AIA Illinois' selections for Illinois 25 Must See Places ... .............Wikipedia
As a photographer it is an incredible structure to photograph with all its shapes, patterns, shadows, and lines. I only had about 30 minutes to take pictures. It's the type of building you would want to go back to time after time in different light.
1st Place Winner of the Building Contest 07/2019
This Image is Featured in the following FAA Groups:
Seen But Not Noticed,
Only Doors and Windows Photography,
Surreal Geometry,
Light Marvels,
10 Plus,
Pin Me - Daily,
Vacations,
Million Visitors Artists,
USA Photographers Only,
Art Submissions to PKA,
Images That Excite You,
Arts Fantastic World,
Uploaded
July 13th, 2018
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Comments (35)
Allen Beatty
Romuald, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Arts Fantastic World Group
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Allen Beatty replied:
John, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Images That Excite You Group
Allen Beatty
Patricia, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Art Submissions to PKA Group
Allen Beatty
Judy, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the USA Photographers Only Group
Allen Beatty
Miroslava, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Million Visitors Artist Group
Robert McAlpine
Congratulations on your win with this picture of a building with such creative architecture.
Colleen Kammerer
Congratulations! This image has been chosen as a Special Feature in Architectural Photography for the New Jersey Group.