The Illinois

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Author name
Macwelshman
Source
Sketchfab
Polygon Count
32,500
Release Date
2023-01-26
License
Standard
skyscraperchicagofrank-lloyd-wrightconcept

Asset Overview

The Mile-High Illinois, Illinois Sky City, or simply The Illinois is a visionary skyscraper that was proposed to be over 1 mile (1,600 m) high, conceived and described by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in his 1957 book, 'A Testament'. The design, intended to be built in Chicago, included 528 stories, with a gross area of 1,715,000 sq.m. Wright stated that there would be parking for 15,000 cars and 100 helicopters. If built, it would top the list of the tallest buildings in the world by far, being more than four times the height of the Empire State Building, almost twice as tall as the world's current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa and about 730 m taller than the proposed Jeddah Tower – the latter two both designed by Adrian Smith, whose designs for both buildings are said to have been inspired by that of The Illinois.