Chicago World Trade Center
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The Chicago World Trade Center was a proposed 2500 feet (762 m) supertall skyscraper
in Chicago
, United States. It would have had 210 floors and it was also to look like the actual World Trade Center
that was destroyed on September 11, 2001
. The building was designed in 1982 by Harry Weese
for Stanley Raskow, Sr. However, the design was never built.
A shorter, 181 floor, 2300 feet (701 m) building by the same name was proposed that same year, but like the other proposal, it was also cancelled.
In the absence of a physical structure, the World Trade Center Chicago became a membership organization organized as a not-for-profit in the State of Illinois, with a mission to promote international trade as part of the World Trade Center Association network of global offices of World Trade Centers.
In 2008, the World Trade Center Chicago was renamed the World Trade Center Illinois and moved from the Merchandise Mart to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce in the 80-floor Aon Center
where tenants space was built to house international trade offices for lease. From 2006 to 2008, the World Trade Center and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce held a close partnership to host international visitors and foreign delegations from around the world, primarily focusing on export promotion and business matchmaking for high level government and business leaders developing trade and investment relationships with Chicago-based businesses.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, United States. It would have had 210 floors and it was also to look like the actual World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
that was destroyed on September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
. The building was designed in 1982 by Harry Weese
Harry Weese
Harry Mohr Weese was an American architect, born in Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago suburbs, who had an important role in 20th century modernism and historic preservation...
for Stanley Raskow, Sr. However, the design was never built.
A shorter, 181 floor, 2300 feet (701 m) building by the same name was proposed that same year, but like the other proposal, it was also cancelled.
In the absence of a physical structure, the World Trade Center Chicago became a membership organization organized as a not-for-profit in the State of Illinois, with a mission to promote international trade as part of the World Trade Center Association network of global offices of World Trade Centers.
In 2008, the World Trade Center Chicago was renamed the World Trade Center Illinois and moved from the Merchandise Mart to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce in the 80-floor Aon Center
Aon Center (Chicago)
The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building...
where tenants space was built to house international trade offices for lease. From 2006 to 2008, the World Trade Center and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce held a close partnership to host international visitors and foreign delegations from around the world, primarily focusing on export promotion and business matchmaking for high level government and business leaders developing trade and investment relationships with Chicago-based businesses.