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		<description><![CDATA[Construction is in full swing on Chicago&#8217;s new Apple store by Foster + Partners, revealing a surprise design feature that wasn&#8217;t visible in the firm&#8217;s early renderings: a gigantic MacBook for a roof. When the project was initially unveiled in 2015, the drawings depicted a sleek two-story structure with river views, glass walls and a <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2017/06/28/laptoprooftop-chicago-apple-store-is-crowned-with-a-giant-macbook/">&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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<p>Construction is in full swing on Chicago&rsquo;s new Apple store by Foster + Partners, revealing a surprise design feature that wasn&rsquo;t visible in the firm&rsquo;s early renderings: a gigantic MacBook for a roof. When the project was initially unveiled in 2015, the drawings depicted a sleek two-story structure with river views, glass walls and a slimline roof canopy that looks like it&rsquo;s precariously balancing on slender supports. But construction crews recently added a shiny metallic silver finish to that canopy &ndash; and a familiar white Apple logo.</p>
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<p>The store is a relocation of Apple&rsquo;s Chicago flagship, and will measure about 20,000 square feet. The glass walls range from 14 to 32 feet in height, but there&rsquo;s little danger of breakage, as they consist of four layers of half-inch-thick glass melded with additional layers of thicker laminated glass. The carbon fiber roof is made of a similar material as yacht hulls, which is what gives it that iconic sheen. It&rsquo;s four feet thick in the center and just four inches thick at its tapered edges.</p>
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<p>You can see this unexpected addition in action in the video above. <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170622/downtown/apple-store-looks-like-laptop-macbook">DNA Chicago</a> reports that crews affixed the logo and left it in place for no more than 60 minutes before removing it again, but it seems likely that it&rsquo;ll return, especially since the Chicago Tribune <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-pioneer-court-plaza-kamin-met-1118-20151117-24-story.html">reported back in March</a> that the logo would be part of the design. The Tribune has <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-apple-store-riverfront-preview-0329-biz-20170328-story.html">more photos of the construction process</a>.</p>
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