Title:
Colored Precast Panels Brighten
Chicago’s Chinatown
Author(s):
Scott S. Pickard
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
3
Issue:
12
Appears on pages(s):
28-32
Keywords:
architectural concrete; colored concrete;
colors (materials); concrete construction; concrete
finishes; decorating; earthquake resistant structures;
hollow core slabs; paints; precast concrete;
prefabrication.
DOI:
Date:
12/1/1981
Abstract:
A nine-story, 139-unit building for the elderly in Chicago’s Chinatown was built of totally precast concrete elements. Featuring shop-fabricated precast concrete ornamental panels coated in bright red and green aliphatic urethane colors, the building clearly reflects the Chinese culture of its tenants and the surrounding community.