The Metropolitan Correctional Center, or MCC, is a federal jail right in the middle of downtown Chicago. It’s a triangle-shaped skyscraper, 27 stories, with tall, super-narrow, irregularly-spaced windows up and down each wall. The outside walls look like old computer … <a href="http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2011/05/20/99-invisible-26-chicagos-jailhouse-skyscraper/" target="_blank">Continue reading →</a>
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99% Invisible

Chicago’s Jailhouse Skyscraper

Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.