Check out Contemporary Chicago’s must-see buildings below:

Aqua Tower

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Architect: Studio Gang
Built: 2009
Type: Residential Tower
Address: 225 N Columbus Dr #220, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
Open to the Public: Yes

The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

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Architect: Helmut Jahn
Built: 2011
Type: Library
Address: 1100 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 11:45pm (10:45pm on Friday & Saturday), Opens 10:00am on Sunday
Website: www.pennovation.upenn.edu/pennovation-center

Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing

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Architect: Renzo Piano
Built: 2009
Type: Museum
Address: 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:30am – 5:00pm (8:00pm on Thursday)
Cost: $14
Website: www.artic.edu/

McCormick Tribune Center, IIT

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Architect: OMA
Built: 2003
Type: Institutional
Address: McCormick Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am – 8:00pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Website: iit.edu

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

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Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 2004
Type: Bandshell
Address: 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.jaypritzkerpavilion.com/

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

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Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Built: 2014
Type: Innovation Hub
Address: 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 8:00am – 10:00pm (11:00am – 9:00pm on Sunday)
Website: arts.uchicago.edu/explore/reva-and-david-logan-center-arts

Vue53

Architect: Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
Built: 2017
Type: Apartment
Address: 1330 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: vue53.com/

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

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Architect: Krueck and Sexton
Built: 2007
Type: Vertical campus, Museum
Address: 610 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.spertus.edu/

Architect: Krueck and Sexton
Built: 2007
Type: Vertical campus, Museum
Address: 610 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.spertus.edu/

Architect: Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
Built: 2017
Type: Apartment
Address: 1330 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: vue53.com/

Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Built: 2014
Type: Innovation Hub
Address: 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 8:00am - 10:00pm (11:00am - 9:00pm on Sunday)
Website: arts.uchicago.edu/explore/reva-and-david-logan-center-arts

Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 2004
Type: Bandshell
Address: 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.jaypritzkerpavilion.com/

Architect: OMA
Built: 2003
Type: Institutional
Address: McCormick Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 8:00pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Website: iit.edu

Architect: Renzo Piano
Built: 2009
Type: Museum
Address: 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:30am - 5:00pm (8:00pm on Thursday)
Cost: $14
Website: www.artic.edu/

Architect: Helmut Jahn
Built: 2011
Type: Library
Address: 1100 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 11:45pm (10:45pm on Friday & Saturday), Opens 10:00am on Sunday
Website: www.pennovation.upenn.edu/pennovation-center

Architect: Studio Gang
Built: 2009
Type: Residential Tower
Address: 225 N Columbus Dr #220, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
Open to the Public: Yes