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The Jury
George Nikolajevich, FAIA
Cannon Design
St. Louis, Missouri
Rafael Pelli, AIA
Cesar Pelli & Associates
New York, New York
Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Boston, Massachusetts



Tower House



Location
Chicago, IL
Architect
Frederick Phillips & Associates
Client/Owner
Frederick Phillips, FAIA
Construction Manager
Ladner Construction
Consultant(s)
Thornton Tomasetti Engineers (structural); Peter Lindsay Schaudt (landscape architect)
Photographer
© William Kildow

"Good urban design and also good architecture," are words of high praise for any building, especially one that had a very difficult site and budget. A triangular lot that was considered unbuildable now contains a four-story house of 1,150 square feet. A 40-foot-tall concrete stair tower connects the levels of the exposed steel structure. The first and fourth levels of the structure are open, creating a carport and roof terrace, while the middle two are fully enclosed. An exterior circular stair provides the second means of egress required by city code.