{"id":43769,"date":"2026-02-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=43769"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:47:06","slug":"som-moves-forward-with-400-lake-shore-on-the-former-site-of-the-chicago-spire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/som-moves-forward-with-400-lake-shore-on-the-former-site-of-the-chicago-spire\/","title":{"rendered":"SOM moves forward with 400 Lake Shore on the former site of the Chicago Spire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill (SOM) has shared new images of the progress of 400 Lake Shore, the skyscraper rising on the site where the failed Chicago Spire was to be built. With a planned height of 256 meters (841 feet), the project is on track for completion in 2027 and is now approximately halfway through construction, according to the latest photographs.<\/p>\n<p>The building has a rectangular volume, with its longest side running parallel to the Chicago River. Part of its glass fa\u00e7ade and aluminum pilasters are already visible, defining a sober and contemporary presence on the promontory it occupies, between the riverbed and the urban slope that characterizes this strategic enclave of the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.som.com\/projects\/400-lake-shore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image courtesy of SOM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to know more? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/02\/17\/images-construction-som-skyscraper-spire-site-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#8217;s on Dezeen!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='_form_284'><\/div><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/architect-us.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?static=0&id=284&69D98B0048F02&nostyles=0&preview=0'><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill (SOM) has shared new images of the progress of 400 Lake Shore, the skyscraper rising on the site where the failed Chicago Spire was to be built. 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