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Chicago, IL, United States. 1974.  Architect: Skidmore, Ownings & Merrill (SOM) | Bruce Graham Sears Tower Chicago, Willis Tower Chicago, Hidden Architecture, Architecture Blueprints, Building Skin, Sears Tower, Elevation Plan, John Hancock, Tall Buildings

Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) consists of a structural steel frame that was pre-assembled in sections and then bolted in place on the site. The lightweight building skin — a black aluminum and bronze-tinted glare-reducing glass curtain wall — serves as an insulator between the interior and exterior structure to maintain a relatively constant temperature, […]

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G.F.A.: 4.5 million ft2 Location: Chicago, U.S.A. Height: 1,454 feet (443.0 meters) Stories: 110 stories Original owners: Sears Roebuck and Company. Architect: Bruce Graham, design partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Engineer: Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Constructed: 1970-1974 Status: Extant Sears Tower In the late 1960s, Sears Roebuck…

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