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John Hancock Center, Chicago Building, Architect, Project, Height, Design, Date

John Hancock Center Chicago : Architecture Information

Key Development in Chicago, United States of America



John Hancock Center, 875 North Michigan Avenue, Gold Coast, Chicago, Illinois
1969/70
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill – SOM:
Bruce Graham (architect) with Fazhur R. Khan (engineer)


100 storeys

Building height: 1,127ft / 344m high
Building height including antennae: 1,506ft / 459m high

Nickname : Big John

Design : Fazlur Khan (structural engineer), Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

Fourth tallest building in Chicago

Key Elements:
Hancock Observatory - observation deck on 94th floor at 1,020ft
Restaurant on the 95th floor
offices ; restaurants ; condominiums

Tallest building in the world outside Manhattan when completed

Highest apartments in the world

Developer : John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company






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