Sofitel Chicago Water Tower

Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
Location in Downtown Chicago
Location 20 East Chestnut Street , Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates
Opening date 2002
Architect Jean-Paul Viguier
Management Sofitel
Rooms 415
Suites 63
Total floor area 375,000 sq ft (35,000 sq m)
Floors 33
Total height 347 ft (106 m)

The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower is a hotel in Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.[1] It is operated by the Sofitel hotel chain. The hotel was designed by French architect Jean-Paul Viguier.[2] It has a unique knifelike edge on the southern end which extends 33 feet over the sidewalk.[2] Its design has garnered the American Institute of Architects honor of being on its America's Favorite Architecture list.[2]

References

  1. ^ Galindo, Michelle (2005). Chicago: architecture & design. teNeues. pp. 98. ISBN 9783832790257. 
  2. ^ a b c "America's Favorite Architecture". American Institute of Architects. 2007. http://favoritearchitecture.org/afa150.php. 

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Hotels in Chicago