Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
The Willis Tower, originally and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States.
3 ημέρες πριν · Willis Tower, skyscraper office building in Chicago, Illinois, located at 233 South Wacker Drive, that is one of the world’s tallest buildings. The Sears Tower opened to tenants in 1973, though construction was not actually completed until 1974.
Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) is a 110 story building in the heart of Chicago’s downtown. Willis Tower is not only one of the tallest buildings in the world, it is also a magnificent icon, impossible to miss within Chicago’s skyline.
Formerly known as the Sears Tower, Willis Tower has been an iconic part of the Chicago skyline since 1973. At 110 stories high, Willis Tower is also one of the largest skyscrapers in the world. In 2017, Willis Tower underwent a massive transformation to be reimagined for the future of work.
The former Sears Tower in Chicago boasts exceptional construction, architecture, and design. It was crafted by renowned architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan and made history with its innovative bundled tube system.
The Willis Tower is an International Style skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, with Bruce Graham as lead architect, and built between 1970 and 1974, for a reported $175 million dollars, in Chicago, IL.
The inhabitants of the bustling office building generated new energy in a formerly stagnant West Loop neighborhood. This history explains why many Chicagoans still nostalgically refer to the building as the Sears Tower, although it hasn’t technically been the Sears Tower for years.
