The nation's largest retailer wanted the largest headquarters in the nation, and they got it. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the 110-story anodized aluminum-clad Sears Tower occupies three acres. The bundled-tube construction allowed for more windows and more corner offices per square foot. The total area within the Tower is 4.4 million square feet; the Sky Deck on the 103rd floor offers tremendous views and welcomes more than 1 million visitors yearly.
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good overview of Sears Tower,
By Adrian (Bermuda) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sears Tower: A Building Book from the Chicago Architecture Foundation (Hardcover)
As an occupant of Sears Tower, I find that Pridmore provides an easily-understandable overview of Sears Tower with an especially good focus on how the building was conceived and developed, with dozens of color pictures. There are also a few pictures of the Tower's offices, including Sears Roebuck's old offices, though the offices are mysteriously devoid of human inhabitation. Too often people think that towers like Sears are built by Cities wanting to be boastful rather than private enterprise seeking profits, and in that sense Pridmore tells the story of the tower very well except the sterile interior pictures. He also avoids the cliches like how many toilets are in the Tower.I have only seen one good discussion of the daily life in a skyscraper, and this is not it. (See the Feb '89 National Geographic if interested.) Pridmore's discussion of the Tower post-construction is limited to discussing renovations and neglects other aspects that my friends usually find much more interesting. For instance, Tower occupants often see amazing sunsets--that is, when the upper floors aren't enshrouded in clouds. Some Tower occupants become motion-sick when the building sways and creaks in windstorms--also not discussed. A man can punch the windows with his fist but they will not break. (I've seen it tried--but don't you try it.) Finally, rumor is that although Sears Roebuck lost its ownership of the Tower a decade ago, they still own the giant Calder sculptures and mobile on the Wacker side. Sears was unable to move the artwork when they left, and because they are screwed in place, the artwork is not technically part of the building.
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By Earl R. Sutton "earlsutton" (Detroit, MI, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sears Tower: A Building Book from the Chicago Architecture Foundation (Hardcover)
"When SOM [Skidmore, Owings & Merrill] realized that their design was only ten stories short of what was supposed to the record-breaking height of the World Trade Center then under construction (1,368 feet), they broke the record, coming in at 1,454 feet.
"By Jay Pridmore. 64 pages, 5 3/4 x 6 1/2". Smythe-sewn casebound with dust jacket. ISBN: 0-7649-2021-9."--© Pomegranate
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This review is from: Sears Tower: A Building Book from the Chicago Architecture Foundation (Hardcover)
I did not like the book b/c of its size. It's so small, I really didn't anticipate that a book on the Sears Tower would be about the size of my hand. I'm not sure if in the description it had said the size of this book but either way I'm disappointed.
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Great buildings, like all great landmarks, define themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sears Tower, Sears Roebuck, South Wacker Drive, West Loop, World War New!
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Great buildings, like all great landmarks, define themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sears Tower, Sears Roebuck, South Wacker Drive, West Loop, World War New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Chicago Architecture: 1885 to Today (Universe Architecture Series) by The Chicago Architecture Foundation in Front Matter
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