In this episode of Architecture Topics, we travel to Chicago, the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, to explore Marina City, Bertrand Goldberg’s bold experiment in urban living.

Designed in the late 1950s and completed in 1967, Marina City was a "city within a city," two cylindrical towers combining apartments, shops, parking, offices, and even a marina. At a time when Americans were fleeing downtowns for the suburbs, Goldberg set out to prove that high-density living could once again be desirable, not a compromise but an ideal.

We’ll look at how this visionary project was built, how it changed Chicago’s skyline, and how it became a cultural icon featured in films, album covers, and the House of Blues.

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