Commercial office buildings and cultural institution have always made their impact due their imaginative and innovative designs, but of late even residential condos have begun to adopt the practice of having beautiful exterior. The developer usually maintained the designs, which were economical and traditional, but with development in the field of technology and materials they are capable of incorporating new design and style into their structures. Increasing land value and scarcity of space has led to the development of condos in every part of the city and the developers with the help of the architects are trying out new concepts and designs to make their building stand apart from the rest.

Michael Graves who designed the Walt Disney Co headquarters in Burbank and is designing a condominium hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla having curvilinear design has lent his name to Chicago Condos. The condos designed by architects get sold even before the construction begins. The units' price starts from $395,000 for a single bedroom condo to $1.5 million for a pent house. Cost does not keep the people away as they are tired of the traditional box type buildings and are willing to pay extra for the designer tag. A fact increasingly being made use of developers and builders.