Jahn completes 1000M skyscraper in Chicago

Architecture studio Jahn has completed a skyscraper in Chicago with two distinct sections, which is one of the last projects designed by studio founder Helmut Jahn.

Called 1000M, the 788-foot-tall skyscraper (223 metre) is located at the south end of the Michigan Avenue Historic District near the Chicago lakefront. It is one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in the city.

It has a distinct base with large, darkly coloured aluminium panels that are meant to reference the surrounding...