Aqua Tower

1:2500 scale miniature paper model, about 4 inches tall

Architect Jeanne Gang designed the distinctive undulated concrete balconies of this skyscraper to provide residents angled views of downtown. The tower was completed in 2009 and includes a hotel, apartments and condos, as well as one of the largest green roofs in Chicago.

Read more:

• Review of Aqua Tower in the Guardian
• The first eighteen floors of the tower are the Radisson Blu hotel
• Aqua Tower was named a finalist for best tall building by the Center for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
• Excerpt from a video about the construction of the building