ARTSCULTURE · HISTORICAL MARKER

Inland Steel Building

Chicago, Illinois
· Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architects; 1956-57
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The Inland Steel Building is one of the defining commercial high-rises of the post-World War II era. Its stainless steel cladding reflects the corporation that commissioned it as its headquarters. By placing all structural columns on the building's perimeter and consolidating elevators and other service functions in a separate tower, the design allowed for a highly flexible interior floor layout.
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