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Nearby, a giant minimalist statue of Pope John Paul II has been dressed in a Palestinian scarf.

Nobu Hotel – Located in the West Loop near Fulton Market, the Nobu Hotel offers a striking contrast to many of Chicago’s popular hotels, with a minimalist Japanese design meant to promote tranquility.

But while Grimshaw remained true to the hi-tech minimalist creed, Farrell increasingly felt pulled in a different direction.

Inside, there’s unnerving minimalist furniture, dramatic saunas and ice baths and an indoor football field with a throwing machine powerful enough to knock out a tooth.

The 10 staffers who run the operation toil on minimalist sets in Phoenix and Tampa, Fla., which helps keep the service profitable.