Stunning renderings in one of the best locations in America. It's also very nice to see the nod to Chicago's architectural tradition.
Van Der Rohe taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology and designed several buildings in Chicago.
My guess is the rendering was done over photos shot of the location, rather than all computer generated. If it was strictly a rendering much of the detail would have been more generic or omitted, such as the tour boat in the lower right.
Gotta love these renderings:
1)All white people
2)Everyone's looking really healthy and physically fit
3)Sexy girl with half top in the very foreground of one of the pix.
My guess is the rendering was done over photos shot of the location, rather than all computer generated. If it was strictly a rendering much of the detail would have been more generic or omitted, such as the tour boat in the lower right.
Why does it matter again for a rendering?And at absolutely no time, were anyone else other than white people walking down those avenues, eh? You're falling victim to believing these matters are always just happenstance.
My guess is the rendering was done over photos shot of the location, rather than all computer generated. If it was strictly a rendering much of the detail would have been more generic or omitted, such as the tour boat in the lower right.
Except check out the group of three girls in the first photo. The one on the right is looking at the musician. Now, find the same group of girls in the other photo. Same group, just flipped. At least some bystanders were added, and given the that girls have shadows in the second pic and not the first... Well, you can see where I'm going with it.
And at absolutely no time, were anyone else other than white people walking down those avenues, eh? You're falling victim to believing these matters are always just happenstance.
It's a freakin photo.... holy cow people are dumb. "Let's make the photographer wait until the crowd is diverse before taking the shot". So completely dumb. Apple is diverse. Next...
Why does it matter again for a rendering?
...it's a rendering...It's a freakin photo.... holy cow people are dumb. "Let's make the photographer wait until the crowd is diverse before taking the shot". So completely dumb. Apple is diverse. Next...
It's appropriate, since Mies lived in Chicago and was/is an architectural legend here.Reminds me of something (and, not coincidentally a museum).
Mies Van der Rohe: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (1968)
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Both of your statements are really ignorant. There are plenty of beautiful days in Chicago to enjoy the view, and even on a cloudy day the location they've chosen will be dramatic and impressive.And being Chicago, they better use bulletproof glass.
It's a gorgeous location and the weather in Chicago is only marginally different from New York, Boston, Philly, etc. A great spot is a great spot. And one of the coolest things about being in a beautiful structure like that on a rainy day is that the contrast between inside and outside is so pronounced it's even more enjoyable.Too bad weather in Chicago doesn't give many opportunities for the view from inside the shop to be gorgeous. Can't wait for those rainy, windy days![]()
Flagship store in a city that likes architecture. The current store on Michigan is pretty blah, especially when compared to a lot of the iconic buildings in the downtown. This makes Apple a stop on the architecture tour and the boat tours, rather than just another store on Michigan Ave. My guess is the existing store closes when the new one opens, given the close proximity of the stores.
Both of your statements are really ignorant. There are plenty of beautiful days in Chicago to enjoy the view, and even on a cloudy day the location they've chosen will be dramatic and impressive.
And as far as bulletproof glass, WTF? The 95% of Chicago neighborhoods are as safe as any big city in the country. Sadly, there are a few neighborhoods suffer from gang violence, but they are far from downtown. The new location on the river by the Michigan Avenue bridge is brilliant and will be great for the city and Apple.
Clearly not from Chicago.
The horrific problems planted in your mind occur in two neighborhoods... "Back of the Yards" and Englewood. As a lifelong resident, I never venture into those areas, and neither would tourists. You'd never be exposed to it.
News Flash: Murder rates aren't funny. News flash 2: Facts are only helpful when you understand them. Only one of the places on that list is a (distant) suburb or Chicago. The others are located in a different state. Not sure how the homicide rate in a single distant suburb justifies a crack about the danger of locating the new Apple Store in one of the most expensive, busiest tourist areas in America, but you seem to have your own logic.I'm neither. My statement was meant to be light-hearted based on news reports I hear. But in all seriousness, look at this: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/top-lists/highest-murder-rate-cities/
Three of the top 15 are suburbs of Chicago. Facts are facts.
Making the leap that this drawing, created by an architectural vendor, represents how Apple feels about Chicago, or minorities, is... a little off.There appear to be no minorities in Chicago... Interesting how Apple sees the Windy City.
I promise you, this rendering does not contribute to me, or any other white people for that matter, believing they are the default race. And yes, I have the authority to speak for all pigment challenged humans.It contributes to whites subconsciously believing they're a default race.
If a designer, whose job is to obsessively pay attention to every minute detail, can't even actively bother themselves to include non-white and non-heterosexual couples in their portrayal of everyday life, it proves they just instinctively and naturally see the civilized world as beautiful, straight, white people.
All of this goes deep, my friend. You're just fortunate to be among the majority of the majority who doesn't need to accept anything else.
Do you have any idea how corporations work? Some cigar-chomping Apple bigwig doesn't barge into the secret new product development room and say "Boys, stop what your doing and draw me up some plans for crazy new retail spaces, in order to distract people from the products you're not designing because I'm having you work on stores!". They're separate teams of people, with different skill sets. Don't worry. They know more than anyone that if they don't fill those beautiful spaces with innovative stuff, they won't be able to keep the doors open.Well, considering on where it's being opened, that's a pretty realistic rendering. You def won't be seeing any Apple Stores outside of the north side.
I don't see why Apple needs a new store in Chicago. The one on Michigan is in a nice location already. Also, they basically took over an entire train stop with ads on North/Clybourn. Apple should be spending more money on developing products than creating new stores in already established locations.
Au contraire. The cantalevered roof, low slung design, Asian influence, mix of natural materials with modern materials, and designing it "into" the existing landscape (Falling Water, anyone?) are all Frank Lloyd Wright hallmarks. I love Mies for who he was and what he made, but this design is definitely more Wright than Mies.Definitely more Van der Rohe than Wright. But a fitting design, seeing how his studio of over three decades is just a few miles away from this site.