Big congrats to Chicago’s own Jeanne Gang and her Studio Gang architecture firm for winning the 2009 Emporis Skyscraper Award global competition! Wow. What a shooting star. And she deserves it — the Aqua tower, located at 225 N. Columbus Dr. in the Lakeshore East development, is a kinetic, organic revelation.
Did we mention that I-GO has a 2010 Suburu Legacy (vehicle #4606) at the Aqua? Besides its swirling, undulating physique, the Aqua is a green building from its green roof (pending come spring, we hear) to the dedicated charging stations in its parking garage. We plan to add a a plug-in hybrid electric car (or two) there this year, in addition to the Legacy, a luxe ride that boasts excellent fuel efficiency in its class.
An I-GO plug-in Prius served as the spotlit demo vehicle for a press conference with Mayor Daley when Magellan, the Aqua’s developer, debuted the charging station technology.
