The Langham Hotel, IBM Building
Why keep constructing while empty space sits in iconic Chicago buildings? The Langham, a luxury hotel chain started in London in 1865, carved out the first thirteen stories of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic IBM building for its 316-room Chicago outpost, which opened this summer. Mies fans’ complaining that the shimmering décor hampers his minimalist aesthetics can only blame within the family—the architect’s grandson designed the lobby. As a developer fights for rights to build another hotel overtop a residential garage across Wabash Avenue, not overcrowding the city’s famous skyline might be the best move yet.
330 North Wabash, (312)923-9988, chicago.langhamhotels.com
AUDIENCE CHOICE: Burberry Flagship Store, 633 North Michigan, (312)787-2500, us.burberry.com/store-locator/chicago
Related Stories
Best place to sneak in a quick hot dog after work This is the place.- Best Cookbook After a Twenty-Year Wait It rollicks with flavor and generosity.
- Best Turnkey Handover of an Eleven-Year-Old Record Store The pair turned their enterprise over.
- Best Remedy for the Cubs Year-Long World Series Hangover Giving the city another reason to believe.
- Best Single Dish to Make Someone Not from Chicago Understand Why We Are, as Bon Appétit Claimed, the “Restaurant City of the Year” So many ingenious chefs, so little time to get it all in.
