Corn cobs buildings outside the hotel doors. Corncob-shaped 65-story towers (including five-story elevator and physical plant penthouse), at 587-foot (179 m) tall. It also includes a saddle-shaped auditorium building, and a mid-rise hotel building, all contained on a raised platform adjacent to the river in the Marina. I learned about them and their architect in school so I was excited to sleep outside their structure at night.
"No reason to leave here soon"
"The Bean" because of its bean- like shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It is 33 by 66 by 42 feet, and weighs 110 short tons.Said to have been inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. The sculpture was selected during a design competition.
On the underside is the "omphalos" (Greek for "navel"), a concave chamber that warps and multiplies reflections.
Training back to the airport I sat next to these two women. They were coming home from a play in Chicago. They seemed to get so much enjoyment being in each others company. They were talking and smiling for 20 minutes. It was fun to see them interacting, and playing off each others comments.
Training back to the airport I sat next to these two women. They were coming home from a play in Chicago. They seemed to get so much enjoyment being in each others company. They were talking and smiling for 20 minutes. It was fun to see them interacting, and playing off each others comments.
Here comes the rising tide. Here comes the weather. Here comes everybody.
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