Bertrand Goldberg
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Bertrand Goldberg was an American architect known for his innovative and sculptural approach to design, often incorporating curved forms and reinforced concrete. He was a student of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe but developed his own distinct style, which he termed "Goldbergian" to describe complex, intricately designed structures.12
His most famous work is Marina City in Chicago, a mixed-use development completed in 1968. Designed as a "city within a city," it features twin, corncob-shaped residential towers, a hotel, retail spaces, and a marina. Goldberg aimed to draw people back to urban living with this project, which became an icon of Chicago architecture and a renewed interest in urban residential development nationwide. His designs often rejected right angles, believing nature lacked them, and instead embraced curvilinear forms.13
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