The Buildings
A brief overview of each major building at the World Tech Center's 35-acre site.
The Science South Tower featuring its antenna spire, bringing the total height to 1969 feet tall at the tip. The largest fabric American flag waves freely in the wind.
Looking up at the 460 meter high Science South Tower
First sketch of the glass facade of the Physics and Engineering Building of the World Tech Center
Final sketch of the Chemistry and Biological sciences building. It shows the rooftop gardens and HVAC vents from underground.
First sketch of "The Radio" music venue, viewed from the North Tower walkway.
The first pencil sketch of the central atrium's front elevation
This office and workshop building hosts NASA, CSB, FAA, NIST, and DoD workspace. It has a sleek curved roof feature.
The World Tech Center's space age themed hotel, with a 'banana' curve to it, and designed as a dual-block building.
The Twin Towers
Technology North Tower
The Technology North Tower, rising 1500 feet, is a hub for digital pioneers, housing state-of-the-art computing laboratories and lecture rooms where coders, software engineers, and data scientists collaborate on groundbreaking applications. Its office spaces cater to a dynamic mix of small startups and industry giants like video game developers and CAD designers, while the crowning observation deck—adorned with a rooftop garden and outdoor walkway—offers breathtaking views and a serene escape.
Science South Tower
Immediately adjacent, the Science South Tower complements its twin with cleanroom laboratories and workshops, serving as a nexus for scientific discovery. It features lecture and meeting rooms for networking, offices for prestigious institutions like the University of Illinois and the American Iron and Steel Institute. At the top would be a massive dining restaurant that reincarnates the Windows on the World from the original World Trade Center. The pinnacle of it all - the spire - rising an additional 469 feet (140 m) reaches 1969 feet tall, symbolizing the year humans step foot on another celestial body.
Surrounding Facilities
Physics & Engineering Building
The Physics and Engineering Building is a 10 story powerhouse for computational and practical projects, equipped with sophisticated laboratories and cleanrooms of varying sizes for assembling student satellites or advanced machinery. It provides office and networking spaces for STEM institutions, including the Leibniz Institute of Mathematics (LIM), a proposed foundation aiming to revolutionize math education with intuitive, engaging methods.
Government Office & Workshop Building
The Government Office Building is another 10-story facility that unites agencies like NASA, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the Department of Defense (DoD). Together in a collaborative workspace, the workshops and networking areas serve to streamline and strengthen public-sector STEM leadership. Additionally, the staff within would help supervise new innovations with better efficiency. WIth direct contact with inventors and startups, their creations would be rendered safe and compliant firsthand.
Atriums
The duo of multi-story Glass Atriums create cathedral-like spaces that inspire relaxation and creativity, tying the complex together with architectural elegance. They're filled with colorful brick and metallic decor and filled with trees and plenty of nature.
Underground Facilities
Below ground, the WTC thrives with an underground shopping mall, its retrofuturistic decor inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, linking all atriums and building lobbies with boutique shops and eateries. A multi-level STEM library, modeled after the Toronto Reference Library, spans underground floors with an vast collection of books, engineering drawings, and research papers, serving as a knowledge sanctuary. The underground exhibition hall offers a grand display space for STEM events, while the 30x115-meter cleanroom workshop, 20 meters high, supports physics and chemistry projects with its large elevator. The subterranean level also houses major HVAC equipment, hydrogen fuel cells for power generation, truck ramps, parking lots, and a subway station connecting to the blue line, all within five storeys reaching 28 meters deep.
Chemistry & Biological Sciences Building
The Chemistry and Biological Sciences Building focuses on chemical engineering, medical, and biological sciences. It will have the latest in sophisticated cleanroom laboratories, and along with robust quantum computing power for research into health innovations and sustainable materials.
Outdoor Facilites and Bus Terminal
Above ground, the Art Deco plaza, dotted with trees, warm lamps and fountains gives the complex its signature nature-focus theme, coupled with rooftop gardens atop the Chemistry and Physics buildings. A dedicated bus terminal and outdoor recreation park, blends urban functionality with natural beauty.
Hotel
Comprising the North and South Blocks, the sleek, curved Hotel offers a 4-star, space-themed experience. It rises from 4 to 12 storeys.
The Radio Music Venue
The Radio Music Venue (as the name implies) is a performing arts venue that is shaped like a cute ellipsoid Radio. It hosts a variety of music events (such as orchestra) and graduation ceremonies.
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