Aqua Tower

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

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