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Meanwhile, its curved riverside entrance contains richly sheathed octagonal support columns.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The design of 333 West Wacker echos traditional Chicago commercial buildings of the late 19th century. Its \u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/tripartite-division/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tripartite\u003C/a> structure includes a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/base/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">base\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/shaft/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shaft\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/capital/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">capital\u003C/a>. The base serves as the entrance, is composed of stone, and allows the glass facade to appear to “float” above the river. The shaft is a combination of transparent thermal glass windows and double thick, darker, opaque \u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/spandrel/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">spandrel\u003C/a> glass. Brushed \u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/stainless-steel/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stainless steel\u003C/a> horizontal banding gives the shaft textural contrast. Its capital is a glass curvature with squared sides that intersect in a notched fold, creating a sharp, six-floor arc.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Architect William Pedersen never used the term \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/postmodern/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Postmodern\u003C/a>.\" He preferred “contextualist.” But that contextualism is one reason why some consider this to be Chicago's first Postmodern skyscraper. 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