Despite its size, the boat moves around in the wind and up and down depending on the crowds and where they are in the building. I didn’t notice for a few days, until I saw uniformed skippers running around the casino and asked what they were doing. One very interesting aspect of this project is that the entire Horseshoe Casino Hammond-concert venue and all-is built on top of a massive boat. This project included the Sears Tower, Marina City, John Hancock, Wrigley Field, and Crain Communications building with its iconic slanted top. Horseshoe desired a project that would be regionally inspired and serve as a daily progression for patrons to enjoy. I’ve always been an architecture enthusiast, and I’m also a trained architect, so it was a pleasure to build some of Chicago’s greatest buildings for Horseshoe Hammond.
