Three First National Plaza, Modernist skyscraper in downtown Chicago, United States.
Three First National Plaza is a skyscraper in downtown Chicago featuring 57 floors and a height of 234 meters, clad in carnelian granite with prominent bay windows that project outward. The structure contains roughly 1.4 million square feet of office space and displays a distinctive sawtooth profile when viewed from certain angles.
The structure was completed in 1981 by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, marking a significant addition to Chicago's financial district during a transformative period. Its design represented an evolution in modernist office building approaches of that era.
The building's layout emphasizes corner offices with expansive windows, reflecting how corporate design prioritized views and natural light for high-status workplaces. This arrangement shaped how people experience working within the structure.
The building sits near multiple transit stations, making it easy to reach by public transportation from various parts of the city. Its downtown location near Madison Street puts visitors close to restaurants, shops, and other offices in the financial district.
A nine-story atrium inside once displayed Henry Moore's monumental bronze sculpture 'Large Internal-External Upright Form' until changes in 2016 removed it from view. For decades this artwork shaped the experience of everyone who walked through the interior space.
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