Three First National Plaza is a 57-story office tower in

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located at 70 West Madison Street. Completed in 1981, the building is one of the tallest in Chicago at . The building was designed by

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in a sawtooth shape to minimize obstructions it might cause to nearby buildings. The design also allows for thirteen corner offices on lower floors and nine corner offices in the upper regions. The exterior

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is clad in

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and features suggestive of traditional

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. Three First National Plaza's nine-story atrium used to contain "Large Internal-External Upright Form", a

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. The sculpture was removed and sold in 2016 following a remodel of the lobby. The building features

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access, and was once connected to Chase Tower by a second-story

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Position in Chicago's skyline

References

Emporis listingOfficial website of Managing company

External links

Henry Moore Foundation page
Office buildings completed in 1981 Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings 1981 establishments in Illinois {{Chicago-struct-stub

See also

Position in Chicago's skyline

References

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