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Sears Tower Chicago, Architecture, Architect, Date, Height, Storeys,
Designer
Sears Tower Architecture : Architecture Information
Key Chicago Building, Illinois, United States of America
Sears Tower, Wacker Drive, Chicago, USA
1973
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill - SOM
Tallest tower in north America
3rd tallest building in woirld at time of writing
110-storey office tower
for Sears, Roebuck & Company
1,450 ft
Sears Tower modernization
and hotel
2009-
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

image © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Sears Tower was the worlds tallest building for 25 years
Beaten in 1998 by the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
In 2004 Taipei 101 became the tallest building
The Sears Tower is however still tallest to the tips of the antennas:
1,725 ft
Sears Tower - The Building
Sears Tower is strategically located on Wacker Drive in the heart
of the West Loop, Chicagos premier submarket and home to its
largest corporations and commuter rail stations. Completed in early
1973, Sears Tower is an attractive and contemporary 110-story trophy
office tower consisting of steel columns and beams in a mega-module
system. The building contains approximately 3.8 million rentable square
feet (RSF) including approximately 159,000 RSF of retail
space. The Property also features a 160-car executive parking garage
accessible from Franklin Street. Other amenities include a world-class
broadcast platform, tallest skydeck, full-service conference center,
fitness facility, and exceptional technology features.
Sears Tower, completed May 3, 1973, rises to a height of 1,450 feet
and is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Chicago skyline
and in the world. Sears Tower held the record for the worlds
tallest building for 25 years until the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur,
Malaysia were built in 1998. Then in the Fall of 2004 Taipei 101 took
all but one title -- tallest to the tips of the antennas, which Sears
Tower still owns. Including the Sears Tower antennas, the total height
of Sears Tower increases to 1,725 feet. Designed by the architectural
firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Sears, Roebuck & Company,
the worlds largest retailer at the time, the 3.8 million RSF
building is the preeminent office address in Chicago and one of the
premier properties in the world.
The Property provides an exceptional unparallel West Loop location,
unparalleled views from all of the propertys highly efficient
floors and an unmatched prestige.
Sears Tower Antenna Facts
East Antenna 253' tall
West Antenna 283' tall
12' diameter at base.
On top of each antenna there is a TLD (Tuned Liquid Dampener). Its
purpose is to counteract the sway of the antenna from the wind.
The airplane warning lamps blink 40 times per minute. The night intensity
level drops to one quarter of the daytime level at dusk.
Antenna Lighting:
March - St. Patrick's Day :Green
May - Mother's Day : Pink
July - 4th of July : Red and Blue
October - Halloween : Orange
December - Holidays : Red & Green
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Sears Tower : Skyscraper global background
World Skyscrapers - Selection
Burj Dubai skyscraper, Dubai

Image from Edelman
Empire State Building,
New York

photo © Andrew McRae
Absolute Tower,
Canada

Chicago Architect Studios
Illinois Buildings
Aqua Tower Chicago
Farnsworth House

image © gm+ad architects
Chicago Buildings
Buildings by this architect
Hong Kong Convention
Centre
Broadgate Tower

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