Tales of a Designer

The Chicago Spire

One of the many ways of finding inspiration is by looking at the architecture of different structures and buildings. I’ve recently read up on this soon-to-be apartment building that is being built in Chicago, called the Chicago Spire, that looks absolutely amazing. It has a very unique look that I’ve never seen in another design of a building.

The architect of the building is Santiago Calatrava, who seems to be inspired quite a bit by nature when designing structures. As shown in the Spire website, he has designed many other structures that are pretty unique as well. It’s interesting to see the work other types of designers (outside of the web), and even more interesting to see how/where they get their inspiration from.

The Spire website is very well done, and all of the images, video, and content go very well with what Santiago Calatrava’s goal was when designing the Spire. His inspiration from nature really comes out in his designs.

The principles I follow are based on repetition. This reminds you of nature because nature often works in patterns.

I very much look forward to seeing this structure when it’s completed in 2011. I’m sure we will be hearing quite a bit about this when the project nears completion.

What do you think about the Chicago Spire?