First Row Of New Glass Works Its Way Around The Thompson Center

Thompson Center Google first glassTwo big milestones normally reserved for new construction: a tower crane, and now the first installation of glass, visible at lower right and lower left

By: 7:30 am on March 10, 2025

One row of glass, just above street level, is making its way around the Thompson Center, as Google renovations continue at Helmut Jahn’s Loop office building. Starting on the corner of Clark and Lake Streets, the glass stretches the entirety of the north façade, then down the west façade along LaSalle Street to Randolph Street. There’s more along the west side of the Randolph facing, and then just a few panes along Clark Street.

It’s the beginning of the long process of replacing the Thompson Center’s original skin with energy-efficient triple-pane glass that will lend itself better to heating and cooling the 1,300,000 square feet of interior space. Every single original panel was removed from the building, and now it’s not quite as bare as it had been for months.

Thompson Center Google first glass

Google Glass along LaSalle Street as Thompson Center renovation continues. Photo by Daniel Schell

LaSalle and Randolph Streets. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Looking north from the west side of LaSalle Street. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Randolph Street, near the corner with LaSalle. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

This bit of glass is along Clark Street, near Randolph. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

LaSalle Street. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

The corner of LaSalle and Lake Streets. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Looking west on Lake Street from Clark, where the glass begins. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Randolph Street. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Near the corner of Clark and Lake, from the Clark/Lake elevated platform. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Looking east along Lake Street from the L platform. Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Photo by Daniel Schell

Thompson Center Google first glass

Looking straight into the new windows. Photo by Daniel Schell

Clark Construction is carrying out the build. This will become the new Google headquarters when renovations are done, developed by The Prime Group withJahn providing the plans for the transformation. It is expected that Google will be able to start moving employees into the building in 2026.

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