
The mechanical room as architecture: a Chicago tower puts its plant on display
Place, challenge and outcome on a retrofit that treated pipe routing as a design decision.
By Dana Whitfield, Senior Editor, Infrastructure · · 10 min read
Thursday, August 14, 2026
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Place, challenge and outcome on a retrofit that treated pipe routing as a design decision.
By Dana Whitfield, Senior Editor, Infrastructure · · 10 min read
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