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No. 5: Chicago Spire

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No. 5: Chicago Spire

Location: Chicago
Completion Year: 2012
Stories: 150
Height: 2,000 ft.

The Chicago Spire was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who took cues for its look from nature, and says that inspiration for the residential building's shape came from the spiral forms smoke takes when rising into the air.