Marina City Photo by Jeff Shaw What is Marina City? What style is it? Who built Marina City? How many apartments and cars can it hold? Why is it important? Where is it located?   Show me a map!             What is Marina City? Marina City is a semi-circular building that was built in 1959. Many people say the building resembles corncobs (which you can see in the picture). The amount of money to construct this was $36,000,000. Return to Top        What style is it? This is a modern style building and takes up only 3 acres.This outstanding structure stood out immediately in Chicago's architectural highlights. Return to Top       Who built Marina City? Marina City was designed by Bertrand Goldberg. He was born in 1913 and studied at Harvard, as well as Illinois Institute of Technology. He also worked with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Return to Top       How many apartments and cars can it hold? Marina City has four hundred and fifty apartments in each of the towers. The apartments are in the top portion of the bulding. The parking portion of the building can accomodate 450 automobiles. Return to Top       Why is it important? Marina City is important to Chicago because it provides many Chicagoans with a place to live and park their car. It also has restaurants, theaters, and a place to park boats. Marina City is a beautiful part of Chicago's skyline. Return to Top         Where is it located? Marina City is located at 300 North State Street, between State and Dearborn streets. Return to Top  BUILDINGS | ARCHITECTS | BASICS | GAMES | LINKS | BIBLIOGRAPHY | ABOUT US | EMAIL | HOME