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McCormick Place West Exhibition Hall

building, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    In construction: Postwar developments in long-span construction

    …the cable-stayed roof is the McCormick Place West Exhibition Hall (1987) in Chicago, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Two rows of large concrete masts rise above the roof, supporting steel trusses that span 72 metres (240 feet) between the masts and cantilever 36 metres (120 feet) to either side; the…

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