Saturday, April 18, 2009

What does a multi-million dollar house in Lincoln Park look like? This is the home of the Pritzker family, one of the richest families in Chicago. The house is constructed of reinforced concrete and features maybe the longest cantilevers of any single family structure. It puts Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water to shame. To prevent long-term deflection, like that threatening Falling Water, large steel plates are embed in certain areas of the concrete walls.

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