Here’s a series of photos in macro showing the exterior surfaces of every building I pass on the way to work for the train. Some highlights:
I used to work here, at 203 N. LaSalle. It is a late 80’s building with the sheen-y dark marble that was popular and opulent at the time.
I’ve always been a huge fan of 55 W. Wacker, the roughly-poured concrete wonder.
The greens and oranges in here remind us that what seems like flat greys is often bursting in macro:
The Carbon and Carbide is more interesting near the top than at eye-level, but this shot does remind you that these buildings are made from items that used to be in the ground. (Definitely best viewed large)
Home Sweet (Work), which is also the first window-wall, from Mies van der Rohe, 111 E. Wacker:
