“The James R. Thompson Center, also known as the State of Illinois Building, is one of Chicago’s greatest public spaces, and one of the most ambitious and awe-inspiring postmodern buildings in the world. Completed in the mid-1980s, the dynamic building was designed to inspire confidence and optimism for a more transparent government and represents a reimagined take on the traditional civic space with a grand contemporary atrium that stirs the imagination and soul. The site is being sold by the State of Illinois for redevelopment, which many understand to mean a likely demolition of the building.”
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VIDEO: What we lose when we lose the Thompson Center, A video portrait By AJ LaTrace, June 20, 2019