Much like New York City's Flatiron building, Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center is wedged into the skyline like a triangular prism slicing into the sky. Though nearby residents would likely argue against the monolithic look of this structure, we think there's an austere (if not bland) beauty to the design. We also have a feeling that the building inspired the Jonathan Lethem short story, "The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye.