James R. Thompson Center revamp presents challenges for Pritzker administration
James R. Thompson Center Rethinking what to do with the James R. Thompson Center in the heart of the Loop was always going to be a challenge. Was it possible to refurbish the deteriorating structure in need of at least $325 million in deferred maintenance and preserve a massive atrium that's prohibitively expensive to heat and cool? Or would it be better to tear the whole thing down—the objections of its star architect, Helmut Jahn, and his fans notwithstanding—and erect something entirely new in its place? And, if so, what should that be? Those questions have swirled around the Thompson ...
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