River Neighbors

This week we will look into some photos from a collection of Chicago Architecture visits over a period of years. We begin with a pair of shots of the Merchandise Mart, right downtown along the Chicago River. In the lower image, we see the Mart from the south bank of the river in its familiar configuration.
The upper image looks back toward the south, and at the building directly across the river at the fork, where it splits into south and north branches. Built in the modern reflective style, we see the Mart along the left side of the image. Buildings featuring such large mirrored surfaces are in part designed to fit into any skyline, reflecting the neighboring buildings clearly.