The Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
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| The Illinois | |
| Designer | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Date | 1956 |
| Building Type | Skyscraper |
| Climate | Cold Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
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| Notes | The Burj Khalifa has been compared to this design. |
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| Building Details | |
| Area | 18.46 million square feet (1.71 million square meters) |
| Stories | 528 |
| Height | 5,280 feet (1,609 meters) |
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The Illinois
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- "Dubai Debt: What the Burj Kahlifa—the tallest building in the world—owes to Frank Lloyd Wright," by Witold Rybczynski, Slate, 2010.0113
- "Frank Lloyd Wright influenced the Burj Khalifa? Here's what the tower's designers say: That's a tall tale," by Blair Kamin, Cityscapes blog, Chicago Tribune, 2010.0114
