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| The Illinois | |
|---|---|
 An artist’s impression of The Illinois | |
| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Type | Mixed Use |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 5,770 ft (1,760 m) |
| Roof | 5,280 ft (1,610 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 365 |
| Floor area | 18,460,000 square feet (1,715,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 76 |
The Mile-High Illinois, or simply The Illinois, is an unbuilt conceptual design by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for a one mile-high skyscraper to be built in Chicago, Illinois. Wright described the project in his 1957 book, A Testament.[1] The design included 528 stories, later revised to 365 stories, with a gross area of 18,460,000 square feet (1,715,000 m2). Wright stated that there would be parking for 15,000 cars and 100 helicopters.
If built, it would top the list of the tallest buildings in the world by far, being more than four times the height of the Empire State Building, almost twice as tall as the world's current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa; and about 2,400 feet (730 m) taller than the planned Jeddah Tower – the latter two both designed by Adrian Smith, whose designs for both buildings are said to have been inspired by that of The Illinois.[2][3]
- ^ Wright, Frank Lloyd (1957). A Testament. New York, New York: Horizon Press. pp. 239, 240, and unnumbered foldout following.
- ^ Burj Dubai & The Illinois Comparison
- ^ Dubai Debt: What the Burj Kahlifa—the tallest building in the world—owes to Frank Lloyd Wright., By Witold Rybczynski, Slate.com, Jan 13, 2010