Marina City: Designing in the Round

[Robnieves]

I like the vibes. Grocery store at the bottom, movie nights at the top of the tower

[willrueb]

Something that I've noticed about these towers during my binge watching of anything to do with Marina City, is that the hallways make me feel unnerved, and possibly even the apartments when unfurnished, because a perfect circle is so unnatural in the natural world that such curves come off alien to the senses. Not sure anyone else gets that feeling.

[Dogsnark]

I think Marina City towers are a work of genius. Right on the river, I always stop and admire them while walking past on the river walk. I’d love to visit one of the apartments. The cost of even a studio there would be beyond my means, but it’s fun to dream.

[johnpinion]

The balcony edges (concrete) look to be in pretty clean shape! Pretty good for concrete 60 years old! WRT "built with no right angles": each window has four right angles. :D

[stitchamus]

Best place vie ever lived... Never leaving!

[willrueb]

WOW! Movie night on the roof of the tower sounds amazing but also incredibly scary! I would go but I'd for sure bring a parachute. They're in the windy city for crying out loud!

[TheCatholicGirl]

There are plenty of right angles in nature

[TheLewistownTrainspotter]

The lack of 90 degree angles must drive some people up the walls.

[mikerob]

What is the music? Anyone know the band name? Song title?

[swtv]

Love these. I want to move to Chicago just to live here. I bet they cost lots of

[kathycater]

Just seen a video about these apartments they’ve never been upgraded from the 60s. They have pink kitchens and green rugs.??? that’s what I just seen on another video

[latindolphin]

I work in this area and I call them the "corn on the cob" buildings

[PKPhoenix]

Cool architecture but I could never live there. The bathroom are tiny which is usually the case with cylindrical buildings.

[MrVorpalsword]

Loads of right angles, because guess what? ... there are plenty of right angles in nature.

[jpp]

I find the streetscape odd. Imagine walking along and all you see is the ass end of parked cars. It seems almost dystopian.

[repairdrive]

They keep saying "apartments". But don't you have to buy these like condos?

[samahdy]

These screw into the ground in case of an air raid. (brother's joke)