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Willis Tower, Chicago, United States

1974 · Chicago, United States

Willis Tower

A Chicago skyscraper using a bundled-tube structure, formerly known as the Sears Tower.

Nine square tubes terminate at different heights to create the stepped silhouette.

It remains a landmark of SOM’s structural innovation in tall buildings.

It is a distinctly American monument of the curtain-wall skyscraper.

Skyscraper

Architect Bruce Graham

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