The Pencil Building. That's what passersby already are calling 150 North Riverside, the recently opened 54-story office building along the river in downtown Chicago. No wonder. Viewed from the north or south, its silhouette resembles a giant stylus stabbed into a tight urban plot. That the structure can balance such height and mass on a pinpoint, 39-foot-wide base defies the imagination.
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机译：铅笔大厦。这就是路人已经称之为150 North Riverside的地方，这是最近在芝加哥市中心沿河开放的54层办公楼。难怪。从北方或南方看，它的轮廓像是一个巨大的手写笔，被刺穿在狭窄的城市地块中。该结构可以在39英尺宽的精确基座上平衡这样的高度和质量，这无异于想象。
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