Accenture Tower (500 West Madison) is a 42-story, 588-foot (180 m)
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
in
Chicago,
Illinois. Located between Clinton and Canal Streets on
Madison Street, the structure was designed by the architecture firm
Murphy/Jahn in a late
modernist style. The building, previously named the Northwestern Atrium Center and Citigroup Center, was constructed between 1984 and 1987 on the
air rights obtained by the destruction of the
head house of the 1911 North Western Station. The building contains
retail and offices, and is connected to the platforms of
Ogilvie Transportation Center.
On July 10, 2019, the building was officially renamed to Accenture Tower after a commitment from
Accenture
Accenture plc is an Irish-American professional services company based in Dublin, specializing in information technology (IT) services and consulting. A ''Fortune'' Global 500 company, it reported revenues of $61.6 billion in 2022. Accentur ...
PLC.
Shooting
On 8 December 2006 a man opened fire in a law office located on the 38th floor of the Citigroup Center. Four people, including the gunman, were killed. One person survived.
See also
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List of buildings
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List of skyscrapers
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List of tallest buildings in Chicago
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List of tallest buildings in the United States
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World's tallest structures
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{{Chicago Skyscrapers
Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago
Citigroup buildings
Bank buildings in Illinois
Headquarters in the United States
Helmut Jahn buildings
1987 establishments in Illinois
Office buildings completed in 1987