Upcoming Apple Store in Chicago Features MacBook Roof Design

[Bacillus]

Can someone explain what I see in the picture down below, I know it's a statue, but there seems to be a guy next to it, the problem is, he's way to big compared to the people surrounding the statue.
And what is the yellow/orange spot on it.
Cheers.


Edit: I think I've got a clue, it's not really a statue, Marilyn Monroe sculpture was there on that spot, so I guess this is a sculpture of some kind/people.


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It might be that the search of someone with charisma brought them to Saddam Hussein...

 

[oplix]

Somewhere the gods of architecture are rolling in their graves

 

[KPOM]

This looks... temporary. They are just placing the material there, like a tarp or some sort of vinyl. I wouldn't think this would be the way you would put a permanent logo on the roof.

It was. It's already gone. I think it was just so the builder could plan for a more permanent logo (perhaps in a more subtle shade matching the rest of the roof, like their current MacBook design).

 

[heimo]

So I guess the design of the MacBook is set in concrete now.

 

[tedwill]

Apple is building a new flagship retail location in Chicago, which features glass walls and a thin, carbon fiber roof. Photos of the store's roof were shared today by Chicago news site DNAinfo, and as it turns out, Apple has added a white Apple logo that wasn't in the original plans, making the top of the structure look a lot like an Apple notebook.

The roof is made from a material that resembles the silver aluminum of the MacBook and MacBook Pro, with rounded edges and the same rectangular shape. When complete, it will sit atop all-glass walls, making for a unique floating MacBook-style design that's not quite like any other Apple Store.

The new store, which is located near the historic Michigan Avenue Bridge alongside the Chicago River, has been designed by longtime Apple partner Foster+Partners in homage of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style homes in Chicago.

Image via DNAinfo​

Based on plans from 2015, the building spans 20,000 square feet and replaces a vacant food court. It features two floors, with a flight of stairs that go from street level to a walkway next to the north bank of the river.

There is no word yet on when the new store will be opening, but construction is nearing completion.

Article Link: Upcoming Apple Store in Chicago Features MacBook Roof Design

I saw this on an architecture tour on Saturday in Chicago. It's audacious and very very cool.

 

[BurlyChulengo]

I took some updated photos this weekend. I think it looks pretty cool!