Marina City

Marina City is a distinctive complex in Chicago, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg. Completed in the 1960s, it features two interconnected cylindrical towers resembling giant corn cobs. The buildings house residential apartments, offices, retail shops, and restaurants, integrated into a vibrant urban hub. Their unique design maximized space and offered panoramic views of the city and river. Marina City is considered an architectural landmark, noted for its innovative use of concrete and bold, organic shapes that stand out in Chicago’s skyline. It exemplifies modernist architecture and urban mixed-use development, blending living, working, and leisure spaces within a single, iconic structure.