An adaptive reuse exhibit transfor...

An adaptive reuse exhibit transforms a 105-year-old Chicago office building into a public-house

As a pioneer in the use of blade framing and a thin stone cladding, the Reliance Building possesss an illustrious place in architectural history. still by the early 1990s, the 16story Chicago office building faced an uncertain what may occur hereafter The Reliance, now 105 years advanced in years was vacant except for a not many tenants.

The city of Chicago threw abroad the first lifeline by purchasing the conformation for $1.2 million in 1993 and underwriting a $66 million restoration of its deteriorating facade. About 2000 of