John Hancock Center and Sears Tower architectural drawings
- Collection ID 2014.0077
- Creator Names Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Title John Hancock Center and Sears Tower architectural drawings, 1967, 1973 [graphic]
- Physical description 2 linear feet, including 103 drawings (1 folder)
- Access and usage restrictions Researchers must demonstrate a tangible research need to view these materials. Please email research@chicagohistory.org in advance of your visit to gain access.
- Collection summary Photocopies of structural drawing sets for the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill John Hancock Center (includes annotations) at 875 N. Michigan Ave. (Chicago, Ill.) and Sears Tower (56) at 233 S Wacker Dr. (Chicago, Ill.), tall building projects led by Bruce Graham, architect and Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer.
- Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Copyright permissions must be requested from firm.
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at the Chicago History Museum, Research Center include photographs from the Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, Architectural records for buildings by Walter Netsch, and publications related to Bruce Graham, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, and the Hancock Center and Sears Tower cataloged separately.
- Biographical or Historical Note Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. With a portfolio spanning thousands of projects across 50 countries, SOM has become one of the largest architectural firms in the world. Their primary expertise is in high-end commercial building.
- Names
- Sears Tower (Chicago, Ill.)
- John Hancock Center (Chicago, Ill.)
- Graham, Bruce, 1925-
- Khan, Fazlur R.
- Genre Architectural drawings. gmgpc