Michal Malek
L.A., Period 2
5/6/14
First Draft
Chicago’s Skyscraper Champion: The Willis Tower
1973-1998 were the years when the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) was the tallest building in the world. It was ruling the sky for 25 years! The Willis Tower has a rich history, an interesting building structure, and is a tourist attraction for many.
The Willis Tower was originally the Sears Tower when it was built in 1974. The Willis Tower is currently located in Chicago, IL. on S. Wacker Drive (Gallun, 2003). Let us go to the building when it was the Sears Tower, which was built by the company called Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Currently Sears). When the Sears Tower was built, it was the tallest building in the world with a height of 1,450 ft. architectural height! The Willis Tower was the tallest building for 25 years! That is the second longest record holding for tallest skyscraper, after the Empire State Building 45 years as tallest skyscraper in Manhattan. When the Petronas Towers were built in Malaysia, it surpassed the Willis Tower. In 1994, Sears, Roebuck & Co. sold their building, the Willis Tower, to AEW Capital Management (Sears Tower, 2012). Then, they sold it to TrizecHahn in 1997 (Sears Tower). Next, TrizecHahn sell the Willis Tower to MetLife, which then sold it to 5 NY investors (Sears Tower). In 2009, the company Willis Group Holdings got the Sears Tower’s naming rights and officially changed its name to Sears Tower (Keen, 2009).
The Willis Tower has a very unique and strange structural design. The Willis Tower’s architect firm was the company Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). It was the company that provided the Willis Tower’s architect, Bruce Graham. It also provided the Structural Engineer, Fazlur Rahman Khan. The pla...
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...y within a city. Other features the Willis Tower has is a 99th floor (Willis Tower 1). If you have a wedding you can have your wedding party in the building. Other features are a yoga place inside, markets, conference room and so much things inside that is hard to name and count all of them (Willis Tower 1).
The Willis Tower has many information and cool things that you can learn about, is a unique building and has many fun things to do. The Willis Tower makes the Chicago skyline very beautiful and the building is a structure known to almost everyone. It is a famous building and it is a modern structure of our world and is very elegant inside. The Willis Tower is many things like a city, an attraction, and a big service place. If you want to see the Willis Tower, come to Chicago and check it out. It may be a great experience to go into Chicago’s tallest building.
Each tower was 1,362 feet tall. When they were new, they were the tallest towers in the world and they held this record for two years (Abbot 1). The Sears Tower surpassed their record of the tallest towers in 1973 (Aderson 757). After his performance, Petit was arrested (Abbot 1). As part of his sentence, Petit was to perform his tightrope act at Central Park. Subsequent to his performance, Petit has done a number of tightrope acts (“Philippe Petit Biography” 1).
With this in mind, Chicago is a wonderful place to visit and live, however it does have it light and dark side. Millions of people visited Chicago for it cultural events, annual festivals, to walk, jog, or ride a bike along the lakefront. Visit the Planetarium, museums, Art Institute or ride up to the 103rd floor of Willis Tower. Take in a movie go shopping down Michigan Ave, or State Street. Nevertheless, be careful of the dangers hidden in some of the neighborhoods in Chicago.
Daniel Burnham and John Root were two of the East Coasts, but more importantly Chicago’s well-known high-rise architects. They designed many buildings that still are around today, not only in Chicago, but also all over the United States. The most memorable being, the Rookery Building, Monadnock Building, Reliance Building, and Masonic Temple, all in Chicago. Between Burnham and Root’s different personalities and architectural styles they were able to become successful American architects, even after their failures in their early careers. Having two very different strengths as a team, worked out in their favor, strong client bases, good structures, and aesthetically pleasing buildings was ultimately their final product for each project.
The CN Tower is a 553.33 meter (1815 ft, 5 in) tall tourist attraction that lies in the heart of Downtown ...
The CN tower is the most popular attraction in all of Canada. This is the defining feature of the Toronto skyline. When traveling into Toronto, there is nothing that stands out more than this structure. Towering over everything else, it is a marvel of engineering and the limits that we can push construction to.
Chicago is known for the many things, including fantastic food, world-class museums, awe inspiring architecture, and versatile shopping opportunities. The attraction and people in America's Windy City create a unique and eclectic cultural landscape. The city's festivals and events provide joyful opportunties for Chicago's residents throughout the year. Every weekend, residents enjoy the sound of live music, the excitment of festivals, and the exeleration of Chicago's many beautiful parks and trails.
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Willis Tower. According to Willis tower “Willis Tower is the premier corporate office building in Chicago, more than 100 companies including prominent law, insurance, transportation and financial services”.Willis Tower is the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the 8th tallest building in the world standing at 1,450 feet tall. Willis tower has more than 4.5 million square feet. Willis Tower has a glass viewing platform on the 103 rd floor that extends almost four and a half feet off of the skyscraper it is all glass so you can look down and see the city of Chicago and four other states. More than one million seven hundred thousand people visit the platform each year. On a clear day, you can see up to 50 miles away.2. Magnificent
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The Leaning Towers of Pisa is a very old tower and it really shows the country in it. It took around 800 years to build and the time and effort put into that is amazing. It is a very well known tourist location and you’ll always see families there respecting this beautiful tower
.... All those interested in studying the field of architecture must study this extremely wonderful piece of architecture because will provide them with great knowledge and experience , not theoretically but practically. Worldwide , there are smaller samples of the tower of Pisa to show the admiration of this tower.
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