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Feb24

Written by:host
2/24/2009 12:32 PM 

The latest new wrinkle in tall buildings: A skyscraper for seniors  

Feb 20, Chicago

With millions of Baby Boomers nearing their 65th birthday and yuppies turning into “ruppies” (retired urban people), it was only a matter of time before the world got something like The Clare at Water Tower, a stylish skyscraper in which to grow old. But it took an architect with the skill and artistry of Ralph Johnson, a principal at the Chicago office of Perkins+Will, to ensure that this 54-story high-rise would nestle so deftly into the cityscape...more

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