Architect Mies van der Rohe built this building in the 1960s as an office building. Prior to The Langham, Chicago was occupied by IBM. The hotel is located on the 13 lower floors. The building is a skyscraper of glass and metal. A group of American architects led by Dirk Lohen, the grandson of Mies van der Rohe, reworked the hotel. During the reconstruction, the pylons of painted aluminum, characteristic of the master's handwriting, were preserved, as well as granite floors and travertine walls on the first floor, where the lobby is now located. The interiors are designed in American style: expensive furniture, combined with spectacular elements of decor. Bathrooms are decorated with travertine (Mies van der Rohe's favorite material). To emphasize the modernist spirit, they used sanitary ware from the Bellagio collection of the Italian factory ZUCCHETTI. KOS, created by a star of contemporary design — Matteo Thun.

The hotel has a restaurant, Travelle, which is worth a visit not only for the author's cuisine of chef Tim Graham, who masterfully mix Provencal and Turkish traditions, but also for the breathtaking view of the Chicago River. Shaken balance can be restored during Tibetan treatments in the herbal sauna and salt room at the Chuan Spa Hotel.

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