Images show construction of SOM skyscraper on infamous Spire site in Chicago

American architecture studio SOM has revealed construction images of a skyscraper at 400 Lake Shore, the site of the cancelled Chicago Spire skyscraper.

The 400 Lake Shore skyscraper by SOM is set to reach 841 feet (256 metres) by its completion in 2027, and photos taken late last year show the skyscraper nearly halfway complete.

With part of its glass facade and terracotta mullions installed, the skyscraper is rectangular in form, with its long side running parallel to the Chicago River.