Chicago Willis (Sears) Tower

Willis Tower, formerly (1973–2009) Sears Tower, skyscraper office building in Chicago, Illinois, located at 233 South Wacker Drive, that is one of the world’s tallest buildings. The Sears Tower opened to tenants in 1973, though construction was not actually completed until 1974. Built for Sears, Roebuck and Company, the structure reaches 110 floors and a height of 1,450 feet (442 metres), excluding broadcast antennas and their supports, and provides more than 400,000 square metres (roughly 4.3 million square feet) of floor space for offices and other activities. (See Researcher’s Note: Height of the Willis [Sears] Tower.) The architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was responsible for the design and construction of the tower; Bruce Graham served as architect and Fazlur Khan as structural engineer.