In Chicago the roof of the store made in the form of a giant Macbook (photos)

In Chicago the roof of the store made in the form of a giant Macbook (photos)

In downtown Chicago the roof of the new store Apple has executed in the form of a huge MacBook Air with the glowing Apple.

The shop is located on the banks of the Chicago river at Pioneer Court, 401 N. Michigan Ave.
The actual roof on the new building was erected in the spring, but «business card» of the company she was placed only yesterday, Thursday, June 22.

The design of the building was developed by London firm Foster+Partners. A two-storey building with an area of about 20 thousand feet was conceived as a glass building with a roof in the form of a laptop.
It will be the flagship Apple store in Chicago. Previously, the main store located at 679 North Michigan Avenue, but this company found it more commercially viable.

«Since opening in 2003 our store on North Michigan visited more than 23 million customers, and now we are preparing for the people of Chicago something much more remarkable,» — said the speaker of the DNA of Apple Nick Leahy.

When exactly will be the opening of the new store is still unknown, but, judging by the photos and video, the construction is in its final stage.

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