Architect behind Sears Tower dies
Bruce J. Graham, the pioneering architect who designed the iconic Chicago skyscraper formerly named the Sears Tower, has died. He was 84
Chicago-based public relations firm SCC Grossman says Graham died Saturday at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla. The firm, which was hired by Graham's family, said Monday that Graham died of complications associated with Alzheimer's disease.
The 110-story Sears Tower was renamed the Willis Tower last year. The skyscraper opened in 1974 and was the world's tallest until the Petronas Twin Towers opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1996.
The Chicago tower remains the tallest in the U.S.
Graham also designed Chicago's 100-story John Hancock Center. The black, X-marked structure on the city's Michigan Avenue was completed in 1970.
In 1999 the Hancock Center got the 25 year Award of the American Institute of Architects, that are awarded to buidings between 25 and 35 year old that retain their value.
Sears Tower
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