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73-467: One Magnificent Mile Condominium Association, also known as One Mag Mile or One Magnificent Mile is a mixed-use retail, office and residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building was aptly named after its location at the head of the Magnificent Mile shopping corridor immediately adjacent to the exclusive Oak Street shops. The 57-story building has 58,734 square feet of retail space on

146-452: A Regus staffed office facility; Delle Amiche Hair/Nail Salon; Tods leather goods, and Morgenthal Frederics ultra high-end optical. Located at the inside corner of the Gold Coast where Lake Shore Drive turns east and the "Magnificent Mile" (Michigan Avenue's glamorous shopping and hotel district) begins. The buildings unique design allows it to face Oak Street Beach while remaining parallel to

219-412: A call girl who looks more like a college girl" and credits Cruise with making "Joel's transformation from straight arrow to entrepreneur about as credible as it can be made". The film holds a 93% rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes based on 54 reviews, with an average of 7.3/10, with the site's consensus stating; "Featuring one of Tom Cruise's best early performances, Risky Business

292-580: A colleague in the Denver officer as evidence of the " glass ceiling " that was in place at that time at SOM When Julia Murphy, AIA joined SOM in 2008 there were no women partners and only a handful of directors. To attempt to address this imbalance, in 2010 she relaunched the Women's Initiative at SOM which had previously been active between 2002 and 2004. The year 2020 marked a change in which three female partners, Carrie Byles, Xuan Fu, and Laura Ettelman were named to

365-484: A crack in her egg. Later, Joel's father congratulates him; the interviewer was very impressed, and Joel will be accepted into Princeton. Joel meets Lana at a restaurant, and they speculate about their future. She tells him that she wants to keep on seeing him; he jokes that it will cost her. Sean Penn , Gary Sinise , Kevin Bacon , John Cusack and Tom Hanks all auditioned for the role of Joel Goodsen. Michelle Pfeiffer

438-717: A design leader at SOM for more than 40 years, received the profession's highest honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 1988. Notable architects who are associated with SOM include: T. J. Gottesdiener , Edward Charles Bassett , Natalie de Blois , Gordon Bunshaft , David Childs , Robert Diamant, Philip Enquist , Myron Goldsmith , Bruce Graham , Gary Haney , Craig W. Hartman , Gertrude Kerbis , Fazlur Rahman Khan . Lucien Lagrange , Walter Netsch , Larry Oltmanns , Eszter Pécsi , Brigitte Peterhans , Norma Merrick Sklarek , Adrian Smith , and Marilyn Jordan Taylor Architect Sally Harkness ,

511-641: A founding partner at The Architects Collaborative in 1947, was interviewed at the firm during World War II along with her husband Chip Harkness , but only her husband received a job offer. In an interview later in life, Sally Harkness explained that she was told the firm did not believe in hiring women. Norma Merrick Sklarek , an African-American, was hired by SOM in 1955 after having been previously rejected by 19 other firms. She stayed there for 5 years, eventually starting her own firm. Patricia Weston Swan spent her 30-year career with SOM including many leadership roles but never achieved partner status, perceived by

584-658: A height of 673 feet, which at time of construction was the 10th tallest building in Chicago. Renowned Bangladeshi-American structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan who previously engineered the John Hancock Building and Sears Tower is responsible for the unique tube system . In 1984, this building won the Best Structure Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois. The building

657-555: A highly confidential project: the planning of Oak Ridge, Tennessee . By 1945, the town was home to 75,000 people. The work at Oak Ridge prepared SOM to take on the large-scale architectural and planning projects that would define the postwar era. For more than 20 years, SOM was involved in the development of a master plan for the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy appointed Nathaniel Owings as chair of

730-532: A host of public spaces and amenities. The plan also provided for a robust transportation network including a light rail station that connects to the London Underground . The massive scale of the project led to the opening of SOM's London office in 1986. The firm's work at Canary Wharf continued into the new millennium, with the completion of Five Canada Square in 2002. In central London, the opportunity to build above rail lines near Liverpool Street Station spurred

803-477: A lasting role in the development of cities and urban areas in America and the world, including London, Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Denver, and Portland, Oregon. SOM's City Design practice has made influential contributions to urban design approaches such as transit-oriented development , overbuild strategies and sustainable urbanism . In 1942, SOM was hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for

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876-412: A means of generating rather than simply realizing architectural ideas, with concerted effort, computers gained credence at the firm, and eventually throughout the industry, as a catalyst for architectural innovation. In 1980, an in-house team at SOM created Architecture Engineering Systems, a computer program that was used to study complex structural systems and energy demands. This program is regarded as

949-624: A plaza surrounding the tower, a novel concept that would be adapted in many future projects. In Colorado Springs, Colorado , SOM planned a campus for the United States Air Force Academy . Built between 1958 and 1968, the campus broke from the traditions of West Point and Annapolis to become the first U.S. military academy designed in the modern style. The centerpiece of the campus is the Cadet Chapel , designed by architect Walter Netsch . The American Institute of Architects awarded

1022-571: A precursor to the array of building information modeling (BIM) tools now used by the profession. SOM's projects have featured works of art by significant artists. In many cases, the firm's architects and engineers played a role in commissioning, engineering, and installing the artworks—such as with the Chicago Picasso , a 50-foot-tall steel sculpture in the city's civic center. Joan Miró , Alexander Calder , Isamu Noguchi , Harry Bertoia , Richard Lippold , Jean Dubuffet and Chryssa are among

1095-500: A range of scales and project types, providing services in architecture , building services/MEP engineering, digital design, graphics, interior design , structural engineering , civil engineering , sustainable design and urban design & planning. The firm's first influential project was Lever House , completed in 1952 to become the first International Style office building in New York City. Constructed of glass and steel at

1168-564: A timber tower and a modified concrete slab design. SOM is structured as a partnership. The current partners and consulting partners are: Mustafa Abadan, William Baker, Thomas Behr, Keith Boswell, Carrie Byles, Larry Chien, Leo Chow, Brant Coletta, Chris Cooper, Paul Danna, Michael Duncan, Scott Duncan, Laura Ettelman, Xuan Fu, T.J. Gottesdiener, Gary Haney, Craig Hartman, Kent Jackson, Colin Koop, Kenneth Lewis, Mark Sarkisian, Adam Semel, Jonathan Stein, and Douglas Voigt. Gordon Bunshaft, who thrived as

1241-434: A time when Park Avenue was lined with masonry buildings, Lever House introduced a modernist aesthetic that embodied the spirit of the times and influenced an entire generation of high-rise construction. In 1962, architectural historian Reyner Banham wrote that, "It gave architectural expression to an age just as the age was being born ... Lever House was an uncontrollable success, imitated and sometimes understood all over

1314-429: Is Bill Baker , who is best known as the engineer of Burj Khalifa (Dubai, 2010), the world's tallest man-made structure. To support the tower's record heights and slim footprint, he developed the " buttressed core " structural system, consisting of a hexagonal core reinforced by three buttresses that form a Y shape. Davis Allen , a pioneer in corporate interior design , had a forty-year tenure at SOM. The designer of

1387-429: Is a building that acts as a bridge spanning the tracks. In 2008, Broadgate Tower, the district's tallest building, was completed. SOM also designed public space enhancements for the area. SOM designed the master plan for Chicago's Millennium Park , which opened in 2004 and has become one of the city's most visited attractions. Constructed above bus lanes, parking garages, and a rail yard, Millennium Park can be considered

1460-498: Is a sharp, funny examination of teen angst that doesn't stop short of exploring dark themes". Roger Ebert 's review was positive, calling it a film of: New faces and inspired insights and genuine laughs... one of the smartest, funniest, most perceptive satires in a long time... not only invites comparison with The Graduate , it earns it. —The very best thing about the movie is its dialogue. Paul Brickman, who wrote and directed, has an ear so good that he knows what to leave out. This

1533-556: Is actually four hexagonal reinforced concrete tube structures of differing heights linked in a bundled configuration, the tube heights reach 5, 21, 49 and 57 floors. Each of the tubes has a sloping roof. Penthouse units feature greenhouses and outdoor terraces. Each hexagonal tube is designed with two 90-degree and four 45-degree corners which allow the building to face Lake Michigan and Oak Street Beach, while remaining aligned with Walton Street, Michigan Avenue and Oak Street. The tubes' heights were calculated to minimize afternoon shadows on

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1606-427: Is considered by many critics as one of the best films of 1983. Janet Maslin , in her 1983 review of the film for The New York Times , called it "part satire, part would-be suburban poetry and part shameless showing off" and said the film "shows an abundance of style", though "you would be hard pressed to find a film whose hero's problems are of less concern to the world at large." She called De Mornay "disarming as

1679-423: Is gauged by how well their builders made peace with the environment." (source: Nathaniel Owings, "The American Aesthetic," Harper & Row, 1969) This ethos has shaped the firm's journey into sustainable practices. An early example is the corporate headquarters it designed for timberland company Weyerhaeuser , completed in 1971, which has been called the "original green building" not only for its integration into

1752-491: Is often considered to be the greatest structural engineer of the 20th century. Khan invented a tubular framing system that made it possible to build higher than ever before. This system has been adapted and is still used today for some of the world's most recent tallest buildings, including the 828-meter-tall Burj Khalifa , designed by SOM and completed in 2010. In the 1960s and 1970s, SOM was an early leader in computer-aided design, developing in-house digital tools that preceded

1825-401: Is one of those movies where a few words or a single line says everything that needs to be said, implies everything that needs to be implied, and gets a laugh. When the hooker tells the kid, 'Oh, Joel, go to school, go learn something,' the precise inflection of those words defines their relationship for the next three scenes. Variety said the film was like a "promising first novel, with all

1898-457: Is revealed as a gorgeous blonde woman, and they spend the entire night having sex. The next morning, Lana asks Joel for $ 300 for her services. He goes to the bank, but when he returns, she is gone, along with his mother's expensive Steuben glass egg . Joel finds Lana and demands the egg back, but her pimp Guido interrupts them, pulling a gun. While in his father's Porsche 928 , Joel is chased by Guido, but eventually escapes. Lana tells Joel that

1971-427: Is the only firm to have received this honor twice. In August 2009 SOM received four of 13 available R+D Awards from Architect Magazine. In addition, a collaboration between SOM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , The Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology , was honored with a fifth award. Since the firm's founding, SOM has led large-scale urban design and planning projects. Many of these projects have had

2044-546: The Chicago North Shore area of Glencoe . His father wants him to attend Princeton University , his alma mater , so Joel participates in Future Enterprisers, an extracurricular activity in which students work in teams to create small businesses. When Joel's parents go away on a trip, his friend Miles convinces him to use his newfound freedom to have some fun. On the first night, Joel raids the liquor cabinet, plays

2117-492: The tenth-highest-grossing film of 1983 in the United States , and received acclaim, with many comparing it to The Graduate (1967). Cruise's performance earned him the first Golden Globe Award nomination of his career. Retrospective critical analysis has recognized Risky Business as one of the best high school and teen films of all time. High-achieving high school student Joel Goodsen lives with his wealthy parents in

2190-548: The 1960s, SOM played a pivotal role in preventing the destruction of the city's historic districts and Inner Harbor to make way for the planned construction of an elevated highway. As the chair of a team to develop an alternate plan, Nathaniel Owings convinced the Federal Highway Administration to sign off on a plan to reroute the highway. It was eventually built around the harbor and the historic Federal Hill district, saving these irreplaceable neighborhoods. In

2263-455: The 1970s and 1980s, members of the relatively small, dedicated group pushed to integrate the computer's enhanced data-storing and analytical abilities into various phases of the design process. Through these initiatives, SOM was able to identify the potential of the computer to not only expedite necessary calculations but also introduce new ways of representing and sharing information. Just as structural engineering came to be seen early on at SOM as

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2336-541: The 1970s was as the lead design firm for the Boston Transportation Planning Review , a metropolitan-wide re-design of Boston's entire transit and roadway infrastructure. Beginning in the 1980s, SOM planned the design and construction of Canary Wharf in London. Intended to accommodate a flourishing financial sector and revitalize London's former Docklands, the plan included more than 20 building sites and

2409-602: The 1970s, SOM collaborated with landscape architect Lawrence Halprin to plan and design the Portland Transit Mall . The goals were to revitalize the Oregon city's downtown area, to encourage the use of mass transit, and create walkable streets. The Transit Mall helped to change the perception of downtown Portland. As one of the first projects of its kind in the United States, it helped to usher in an era of streetscape design that prioritizes people. Another important commission in

2482-586: The Americanized world, and one of the sights of New York". In the 1970s, SOM pioneered a new era of skyscraper design with its work in Chicago, including the John Hancock Center (completed 1970) and Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), which became the world's tallest structure upon its completion in 1973 and remained so for more than 20 years. Both towers are the result of collaboration between architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan , who

2555-617: The CAD systems used widely today. This work quickly proved valuable in the generation of structural analysis tools that were embraced by Fazlur Khan and his engineering team, aiding the design of projects such as the John Hancock Center. The activity of an experimental research group at SOM, known as the Computer Group, exemplifies a particularly productive effort within the firm to incorporate technological research into its practice. Through

2628-665: The East Riverfront in Detroit; P.S. 62, the first net-zero-energy school in New York City; and the design of the Moon Village, a concept for the first permanent lunar settlement, developed with the European Space Agency and Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Notable for its role as a pioneer of modernist architecture in America and for its groundbreaking work in skyscraper design and construction , SOM has designed some of

2701-657: The Pennsylvania Avenue redesign council, and the resulting 1966 Washington Mall Master Plan laid the framework for a dynamic, inviting, and pedestrian-friendly place. A second master plan developed in 1973, envisioned the construction of major cultural facilities, including the National Air and Space Museum , the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , and the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden . In Baltimore in

2774-449: The Porsche out of gear while retrieving her purse, the car rolls down the hill and onto a pier (despite Joel's desperate attempt to stop it); the pier collapses, and the Porsche sinks into Lake Michigan . When Joel takes the car to a repair shop, he is horrified to learn how much fixing it will cost. He and Lana later decide to turn his parents' house into a brothel for a night; Joel's share of

2847-606: The United States, the United Kingdom, and China. Throughout its history, SOM has been recognized with more than 2000 awards for quality and innovation. In November 1990, SOM was placed on the cover of Interior Design Magazine for The Top Ten, Winner Of IBA. In 1996 and 1962, SOM received the Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects , which recognizes the design work of an entire firm. SOM

2920-403: The apartments one room is a pentagon, allowing the remaining space in each unit to fit 90° angles. Most of the residences feature master bedroom suites configured with dual bathrooms and closets. The building includes some of the city's most dramatic penthouses and duplexes near the top of the building. Many feature greenhouse windows and broad terraces along the sloping roof line near the top of

2993-503: The artists whose work has been a part of SOM projects. More recently, SOM's architects and engineers have collaborated with artists such as James Turrell , Janet Echelman , Iñigo Manglano–Ovalle , James Carpenter , and Jaume Plensa . In 1953, the firm completed the Manufacturers Trust Company Building in New York City, the first international style bank building in the United States, Seven years later, in 1960,

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3066-474: The beach. The residential portion of the building is known as “One Magnificent Mile Condominium Association” and is entered in the center of the block on the Michigan Avenue frontage. The building is one of only a handful of buildings that has its actual entrance directly on Michigan Avenue. From an all glass outer lobby you can enter the receiving lobby which also includes reception desk, and an elevator to

3139-455: The building with its prestigious Twenty-five Year Award , conferred onto "a building that has set a precedent for the last 25 to 35 years and continues to set standards of excellence for its architectural design and significance" . In 1969, SOM founder Nathaniel Owings wrote, "Civilizations leave marks on the Earth by which they are known and judged. In large measure, the nature of their immortality

3212-460: The building. Since opening, the building has been home to Spiaggia and Café Spiaggia two award-winning Italian restaurant dining rooms, headed by James Beard Award winner Tony Mantuano, a chef who is known for defining true Italian cuisine in the United States. The main dining room was closed for renovation and re-opened for its 30-year anniversary. The Café was closed and reopened after renovation in 2015. The commercial/retail portion also includes

3285-410: The city's historic Union Station into a major regional hub. 20 acres of former rail yards have been converted into a transit-oriented urban district that orchestrates light rail, pedestrian, bicycle, and bus routes, as well as commuter and intercity rail. Completed in 2014, the project has spurred more than $ 3.5 billion worth of private investment in the surrounding district. The earliest SOM engineer

3358-404: The construction of Broadgate , a new business district. SOM devised the master plan, and over three decades designed several of the site's 14 buildings. In order to build high-rise structures atop one of the city's busiest stations and its railyard, SOM's structural engineering team devised a deck over the tracks to allow for various building configurations on top. Exchange House, completed in 1990,

3431-461: The corporate headquarters for Beecham Cosmetics, makers of labels such as Jovan , and Yardley of London . Best Structure, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois 41°54′02″N 87°37′29″W  /  41.9005°N 87.6247°W  / 41.9005; -87.6247 Skidmore, Owings %26 Merrill SOM , previously Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP , is a Chicago -based architectural , urban planning , and engineering firm. It

3504-429: The director's cut and original theatrical release, with bonus material from the 2008 Blu-ray release. New special features include interviews with Avnet and casting director Nancy Klopper and a conversation between editor Richard Chew and film historian Bobbie O’Steen. The film opened in 670 theaters, with an opening weekend gross of $ 4,275,327. It went on to gross a total of $ 63.5 million domestically. Risky Business

3577-541: The egg is with the rest of her belongings at Guido's. He lets her stay at his house while he goes to school. When he returns, his friends have come over, and Lana has invited another prostitute, Vicki, to stay, but Joel rejects the idea. The women leave, only to encounter Guido and get into an altercation on Joel's front lawn before running back into his house. Joel agrees to the women spending one more night. Later that night, Joel, Lana, Vicki, and Joel's friend Barry go out and get high on marijuana. After Lana accidentally bumps

3650-673: The executive committee of the 1250-person firm. The SOM Foundation was first established in 1979 with the mission to support and cultivate emerging design leaders by granting awards to outstanding students of architecture, design, urban design, and engineering. Many winners of SOM Foundation awards have gone on to distinguish themselves in professional and academic careers. Past winners include Marion Weiss (1982), Werner Sobek (1983), Himanshu Parikh (1985), Santiago Calatrava (1988), and Joshua Ramus (1995). The SOM Foundation continues to support emerging design leaders and interdisciplinary research with five annual awards granted to students from

3723-453: The film a "sharp satire of privileged suburban teens", portraying the "soul-crushing pressure to be perfect." In the years since the film's release, the iconic scene featuring Cruise's character sliding across the floor, dancing in just his pink shirt, socks, and white briefs to Bob Seger 's rendition of "Old Time Rock and Roll" has been recreated in episodes of many television series, as well as in films, parodies, and advertisements. The song

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3796-421: The firm completed Pepsi-Cola World Headquarters . In 1961, the firm completed One Chase Manhattan Plaza , which is now 28 Liberty Street , the first International Style building to rise in New York City's Financial District . The 28 Liberty Street project helped reverse an exodus of corporate clients from Lower Manhattan to Midtown Manhattan and the suburbs. SOM's design for 28 Liberty Street also created

3869-621: The first net-zero-energy school building in New York City and one of the first worldwide. The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground, Staten Island , has been awarded for its sustainability performance by organizations, including the American Institute of Architects , the Municipal Art Society , and the Urban Land Institute . SOM has been recognized for its research and experimentation with new energy-saving and carbon-reducing technologies, inckuding

3942-503: The first three levels, and 341,470 square feet of office space on its middle floors 4 through 19. The mechanicals for the entire structure are housed on floors 20 and 21 along with a swim club and fitness center serving the 181 private residences on floors 22–56. The lower level and sub-basement contain a parking garage. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with Colombian-American lead architect Bruce Graham . The 57-story Spanish pink granite clad structure reaches

4015-411: The garage and retail portion of the building. A secure inner lobby provides express elevator service to the residences on floor 22–56. The building features only six residences per floor on floors 22–47, four residences on floor 48–49 and three only residences on floors 50–56. Residences range in size from a 1,680-square-foot one-bedroom up to 3,000 square feet for the standard four-bedroom. In many of

4088-708: The global headquarters for Citigroup , Moynihan Train Hall and the expanded Penn Station complex, and the restoration and renovation of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City; airport projects at O'Hare International Airport , Kansas City International Airport , and Kempegowda International Airport ; urban master plans for the Charenton-Bercy district in Paris, New Covent Garden in London, Treasure Island in San Francisco,

4161-488: The iconic Andover chair, Allen was an institution in "the profession he helped to establish—the total design of the interior corporate environment with furniture, art, and functional and decorative objects integrated into a comprehensively planned space." Risky Business Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay . It follows

4234-415: The party, Joel and Lana make love on a Chicago "L" train. The next morning, when Joel comes home after retrieving his father's car from the repair shop, he finds that his house has been burglarized. When he tries to call Lana, Guido answers; he tells him he will let Joel buy back his furniture. Joel and his friends manage to get everything moved back in just as his parents walk in, though his mother notices

4307-438: The profits will pay for the repairs. The party is hugely successful; the house is packed with Joel's friends and classmates and Lana's co-workers. However, the recruiter from Princeton, Rutherford, chooses that night to interview Joel for admission to Princeton. The interview is plagued by interruptions, and Rutherford is unimpressed by Joel's résumé. Afterwards, he stays at the party and becomes acquainted with Lana's friends. After

4380-449: The pros and cons that come with that territory" and complimented Brickman on "the stylishness and talent of his direction". The film earned a 75 rating on Metacritic . The remastered 25th-anniversary edition offers "both the upbeat studio ending and Mr. Brickman's original, more tentative and melancholic conclusion". In 2015 the film was #31 on Entertainment Weekly ' s list of the 50 Best High School Movies. The magazine called

4453-415: The sexual exploits of high school senior Joel Goodsen (Cruise), who is staying home alone during his parents' vacation trip and meets a call girl named Lana (De Mornay). The film is considered to be Cruise's breakout role . Risky Business was released theatrically in the United States on August 5, 1983. A commercial and critical success, the film grossed more than $ 63 million at the box office, making it

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4526-420: The stereo loudly, and dances around the living room in his briefs and button-down shirt to " Old Time Rock and Roll ". The following day, Miles calls a prostitute named Jackie on Joel's behalf. Jackie turns out to be a male cross-dresser , so Joel pays him just to leave. But, as he is leaving, he gives Joel the number for another prostitute, Lana. That night, Joel is unable to sleep and hesitantly calls Lana, who

4599-470: The street on the 63-story 900 North Michigan mixed use project which was completed in 1989. When the building originally opened, it housed the exclusive specialty department store: Stanley Korshak on the first three levels of the southeast corner, POLO by Ralph Lauren on the Michigan Avenue façade, Optica and The United Colors of Benetton fronting on Oak Street. The office space was home to popular 1980's advertising agency Tatham-Laird & Kudner, and

4672-413: The street. Prior to the start of construction, the building site comprised parcels that included the 936 North Michigan Avenue building, a classic limestone four story office/retail building which housed Trabert & Hoeffer jewelers (now around the corner on Oak Street) a shoe store and a Fannie May candy store. There was a surface parking lot at the northeast corner. The westernmost area on Walton Street

4745-450: The surrounding landscape, but also for its use of efficient building systems. In 2007, the firm completed a large-scale sustainable architecture project for the U.S. Census Bureau , the first federal office building to receive LEED certification. Like Weyerhaeuser, the design of the campus works in concert with its natural surroundings and incorporates a range of design strategies to reduce its environmental impact. In 2015, SOM completed

4818-553: The time of the film's release. The film also includes " Hungry Heart " by Bruce Springsteen , " Every Breath You Take " by The Police , and "Swamp" by Talking Heads . The LP and CD versions of the soundtrack include two different versions of "Love on a Real Train (Risky Business)," both of which are different recordings from the version used in the film for the final love scene or closing credits. Risky Business premiered in New York and Los Angeles on August 5, 1983. The film

4891-403: The world's largest roof garden. Below the great lawn, two new levels of parking were built, bus stops were added, and rail stations were renovated and expanded, including Millennium Station . The project revitalized a formerly blighted downtown site and marked the completion of Chicago planner Daniel Burnham 's 100-year vision for the area. In Denver, SOM was commissioned to expand and transform

4964-450: The world's most significant architectural and urban projects including several of the tallest buildings in the world : John Hancock Center (1969, second tallest in the world when built), Willis Tower (1973, tallest in the world for over twenty years), One World Trade Center (2014, currently the seventh tallest in the world), and Burj Khalifa (2010, currently the world's tallest building). SOM's multidisciplinary practice works across

5037-606: Was John O. Merrill . Fazlur Khan , another engineer at SOM, is best known for his design and construction of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), and John Hancock Center and for his designs of structural systems that remain fundamental to all high-rise skyscrapers . Indeed, Khan is responsible for developing the algorithms that made the Hancock building and many subsequent skyscrapers possible. Another notable SOM engineer

5110-487: Was first released DVD on August 20, 1997, and on Blu-ray by Warner Bros. in 2008. Extra features included audio commentary with the director and Cruise, a featurette titled The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of “Risky Business”, an alternate ending, screen tests and trailer. The Criterion Collection released the film on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray disc on July 23, 2024, with a new 4K digital restoration of both

5183-552: Was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings . In 1939, they were joined by engineer John O. Merrill . The firm opened its second office, in New York City , in 1937 and has since expanded, with offices in San Francisco , Los Angeles , Washington, D.C. , London , Melbourne , Hong Kong , Shanghai , Seattle , and Dubai . The firm's notable current work includes the new headquarters for The Walt Disney Company ,

5256-572: Was offered the role of Lana, but turned it down. The film was scored by Tangerine Dream . Their music comprises nearly half of the soundtrack album. Also included are songs by Muddy Waters , Prince (" DMSR "), Jeff Beck , Journey , Phil Collins (" In the Air Tonight "), and the song for which the film is best known, " Old Time Rock and Roll " by Bob Seger . The soundtrack album was released on Virgin Records , Tangerine Dream's record company at

5329-479: Was the site of the original Playboy Club circa 1960–1974. Demolition of the existing buildings began in 1978 with excavation and foundation work following shortly after. The building's construction barricade is captured in the popular 1981 movie Risky Business during the car chase scene. The building's initial opening was in 1983, with limited office and retail tenants followed by the residences opening in 1984. Upon its final completion, demolition ensued across on

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