Pei Cobb Freed Associates, LLP is responsible for the design ofthe triangular Hyatt Center at 71 S. Wacker Dr. with a curved frontalong Monroe Street.

"Every architect in the country dreams of building in Chicago,"Cobb says during a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday. "I've beendreaming of building in Chicago for 54 years."

While the Daley administration has convinced other developers tocopy the landscaped roof atop city hall, Cobb is proud of atree-lined garden he envisions along Monroe Street.

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