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Thompson Center

originally the State of Illinois Center - upshot from interior

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The image shows a view from below a large, circular glass roof with a geometric pattern of triangular panes. The foreground features sleek, reflective surfaces and curved structures that rise toward the ceiling. The overall tone is black and white, emphasizing the contrast between light and shadow.
October 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
newsanalysis.com
Google's Thompson Center redevelopment in Chicago will feature a new 30-foot sculpture by Sanford Biggers and a revamped 17-story atrium with public spaces. The building is set to open in 2028. #ThompsonCenter #News
Google’s New Plans For Thompson Center Include New Sculpture, 17-Story Atrium Revamp
Google's Thompson Center redevelopment in Chicago will feature a new 30-foot sculpture by Sanford Bi...
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September 17, 2026 at 2:12 AM
tedgrunewald.bsky.social
#HistoricPreservation tragedy in two acts—inside & out.

—The stripes were essential.

They modulated the #ThompsonCenter 's superhuman scale, and the patterning on the exterior's sloped surfaces recalled 19th c. striped awnings.

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Polychromatic atrium of Helmut Jahn's Thompson Center, Chicago, IL (1981-86) before Google's destructive alterations. Photo credit: Adam Furman @anfurman.bsky.social Alternating bands of clear and reflective glass—recalling 19th century striped awnings—on the exterior of Helmut Jahn's Thompson Center, Chicago, IL (1981-86) before Google's destructive alterations. Photo credit: Joe+Jeanette Archie on Flickr Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1998-D027006_(4204624104).jpg Undifferentiated, scaleless swaths of new reflective glass on the exterior of Helmut Jahn's Thompson Center, Chicago, IL (1981-86) after Google's destructive alterations. Photo credit: Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social Source: https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtw6xtdztk2h
August 25, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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What once was. . . #Chicago #Google #ThompsonCenter #StateofIllinoisBuilding #Jahn #Skyscraper #Architecture #Photography
November 14, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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Happy 4th. This is the Thompson Center from a few years ago before the current reconstruction project. It will be interesting to see what it becomes.

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Happy 4th. This is the Thompson Center from a few years ago before the current reconstruction project. It will be interesting to see what it becomes. #lookingup #architecturephotography #thompsoncenter #chicago #igerschicago #americanflag
July 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Monochrome photo of the interior of the old Thompson Center in Chicago’s Loop. Lots of mirrors and glass, fluorescent lights, staircases and balconies over the open air space. Photo taken (from a balcony) around 2014.
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Inside the former Thompson Center, Chicago, 2014.
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Leasing is now open for retail and office space in the iconic Loop building, which will serve as the tech giant’s new Chicago headquarters for 2,000 workers. (Block Club Chicago) 🏙️ #ThompsonCenter #GoogleHQ #Google #TheLoop #Chicago #Illinois #AllThingsChicago

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March 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Feed: "WisPolitics"
By: Wisconsin Press Releases on Sunday, March 8, 2026
Tommy G. Thompson Center: UW–Madison faculty survey reveals ideological imbalance and its consequences
CONTACT: Lily Schwenk, thompsoncenter@wisc.edu Study finds conservative viewpoints face asymmetric treatment across hiring and campus climate but challenges the assumption that racial and viewpoint diversity are in tension MADISON—A new survey of UW–Madison faculty finds that conservative viewpoints face asymmetric...
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March 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
kodachrome.net
State of Illinois Center, Chicago, May 2018
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Photo taken inside the State of Illinois Building. It was grotesquely ugly outside and stunning inside.
February 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM