#004 l Sears Tower l CHICAGO l 442m l 108fl

[Jasonhouse]

Sears Tower
Chicago, United States

HEIGHT: 442 meters/1,450 feet
FLOORS: 108
COMPLETION: 1974
ARCHITECT: Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP

In the late 1960s, Sears Roebuck and Company, then the world's largest retailer with $8.9 billion in sales, decided to consolidate its administrative operations in downtown Chicago. The company determined it needed 3 million ft2 of office space with floors of 50,000 ft2 to accommodate its 13,000 employees in their major departments.

The first designs were for a boxy structure exclusively for Sears, but the architects and real estate advisors pressed for a taller tower with upper floors for tenants. The building slowly stretched to 4.5 million ft2 and 110 stories, and in July 1970, Sears trumpeted its plans for the world's tallest building. At 1454 feet, its height surpassed the World Trade Center by 100 feet and was, according to Sears "as tall as the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) will let us go." For more than twenty years after its completion in 1974, Sears Tower remained the tallest skyscraper, and it is still the largest.

As designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Khan of the Chicago office of Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), the structure was a "bundled tube" system of nine squares with sides of 75 feet (for an overall 225 x 225 ft), sheathed in a curtain wall of dark tinted glass. Above the fiftieth floor, some squares dropped away as the tower rose to create smaller floor plates and a distinctive stepped silhouette.

The tower is fronted by a separate tourist entrance, the Skydeck Pavilion added in 1985 by Skidmore Owings and Merrill. The Sears attracts some 1.5 million tourists each year, despite the loss of its title to the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur in 1997. Though no longer the tallest building in the world, the Tower is still title to the world's highest occupiable floor and the highest roof deck and elevator ride. On a clear day it is possible to see four states from the top.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/sears01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/sears02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/sears03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/sears04.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9iehiw.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/sears05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/sears06.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/searsnight.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/searsbase.jpg

[Jasonhouse]

DMac really created this thread. I had to recreate it to fix the Poll feature.

[RafflesCity]

9/10

This building gets by on SHEER height. If it looks this amazing from pictures..it must be immense in real life.

[SteelCity32]

America's daddy

boooyaaa 9/10

[Ersh]

It's tall and black which is pretty cool, but I've never liked boxy forms in skyscrapers. 8/10

[Bobdreamz]

it's our tallest so it gets points for that though the design is kind of bland but overall I'll give it a 9/10..

PS: I do like this polling option!...great idea Jason..

[BoresvilleMcYawn]

big poppa!10/10

[BuildTO]

I like the 9-towers-in-1 design.

[Homeroids]

Yep, absolutely amazing. I was gobsmacked when I saw it in real life. 9.5.

[BrianInIA]

I have to give it a 10... I drove past this thing, at night, on I-90 passing through Chicago on my way to Michigan this summer, and damn.... I reaffirmed my faith in myself as someone who doesn't need to watch the road at all times when he's driving... *lol*

[I am...THE ONE.]

By far one of the best towers in America!. :) 9.5

[AndrewC]

Tall, and I think the boxyness of it is a positive.

7/10

[gojeda]

9/10 - a classic with an unparalled sense of height.

G

[Insomniac]

Truly something future civilizations should remember us for....I'll have to bend my normal rules about believing that no building is perfect (thus no building gets a 10/10). I give the Sears Tower a:

10/10

[ryanr]

I've been to it's observation deck:D Very nice interior!:)
Great view, awesome scraper. 9/10

[RafflesCity]

GreyX, cool!
Tell me about the lift ride up the building..was it a direct lift?
And how big is the observation deck?
I really wanna see it in person.

[Bob di Gills]

I like the colour of this monster of a building.

7/10 :)

[Skyward]

Fazlur Khan must have spent some time playing with a Soma puzzle (http://users.ids.net/~salberg/soma/Soma.html) .
Nothing like walking down Adams mid-winter with a north wind blowing

[AG]

Love the 9-tubes style and it's dark colour facade and windows.

8.5/10

[Patrick]

10/10 just great, i can't say it with words :D

black, tall, nice form...

[TYW]

it's just OK to me

[DrumCorpsAlum]

9. I love this building!

[Caledon1981]

THE WORLD'S TALLEST!!! 10/10:cheers:

[SUNNI]

height dont mean everything....

[Winus]

From a constructive point of view I like this building, its construction is quite genius for high buildings, as adelaideglenelg said. 8.5

[Sunflower]

It shouldn't get a high score just because it's tall, but it is a decent building, and that night shot is great.

8/10 :)

[hypermount]

6/10 :/

[tayser]

awesome height, ok shape, like the concept of 9 towers in one

not my favourite tallest super-scraper ;)

8 / 10

[SUNNI]

this just gets away with its height... 6/10

[MelbGold]

It gets points of course for its height, but apart from that it doesn't have the greatest design, or facade. I go on style not so much height so 6.5/10

[enzo]

8/10 for originality and how damn impressive it is in person. It marches to it's own drumbeat though is not particularly attractive. Like a character-actor.:D

[Vile Tower]

Never seen it in person but from pics it don't look very special.
Looks superb in night shots coz you can't see all the random chunky cut outs, looks too skinny at the top too. 6/10
The blandness of this building is what makes Petronas #1

[Monkey]

Ah, the legendary Sears Tower! :cool:

Well, it's TALL alright! :D

But, just like the company whose name it bears: it's admirable, but no beauty. Sound efficiency, but no elegance. Built to last but bound to chip. Aspiration but no panache. Great features, though. :)

OK. 7.0

[Pablo]

for me it is just OK;)

[man med]

I gave it 7.5/10 mainly because of its tetris block look, it's still a pretty nice scraper though.

[Liz L]

8/10 - I've been there - simply awesome height, definitely proud and soaring, and the bronze glass cen really dance with the light. Plus, the setbacks move it beyond boxiness.

But the plaza isn't all that impressive, and the tower does just seem to slam into the sidewalk.

By the way, one elevtor goes straight to the observation deck, and it has "elevator entertainment":lol: - a screen over the door, in which you can see, as you listen to the voice of an "elevator pilot" who swears he knows he's doing, an image of the elevator crashing out of the top of the tower, zipping past the space station, falling back INTO the tower, etc...

[Steven]

I like the building at the same time I don't. It's cool that it is as tall as it is and it's one of the last remaning skyscraper icons left in the US. On the other hand the thing looks massive and its multuple boxes stacked on top of each other.

I give it a 8.0

[Irish Blood English Heart]

i used to hate this building (and still prefer the hancock) but its really grown on me over the years and i saw a pic of it on the skyline once which made me very excited by it,

I give it 9

[East L.A.]

Originally posted by Caledon1981
THE WORLD'S TALLEST!!! 10/10:cheers:

I agree it is still the worlds tallest skyscraper. If you put that building next to the petronas towers in skyscraperpage.com, it looks taller. You don't need words to desrcibe this building. It gets a high rating from me. I wonder how it would look like with one antenna in the middle of the rooftop? Would people in Chicago like it or dislike it? Would it look better or worse?

[Daortiz]

It's such an impressive building that it almost asks for a 10 but then I am not too crazy about the boxiness of it, I'll give it a 8.0

[preppy]

I gave it an 8 its tall but its not graceful, its imposing but not pretty. It certainly is very American, very distinctive. I like it.

[Chibcha2k]

10/10 The best tower I've seen, if u stand besides it and you look up it just looks like its infinite, the view from the skydeck is just marvelous, it just the BEST!

[Wu-Gambino]

10/10

Pefert 9-1 affect, and the black color is amazing. The Observatory offers good views, but need to clean their windows.

[Tony 175]

I know right.

This building can kick any towers ass that is out right now.

10/10:D

[SeeMacau]

It's just OK
But the building is tall
9/10

[Wisma]

What a massive tower, I love it. The spires on the room make the tower a bit agressive to me. I like that!.

[Demon John]

one of the great skyscrapers, haven't been to chicago but it looks good when you see it in films. 9/10

[LibertyOne]

8/10

It's tall, I've been up in it twice and the views are great, but it's a bit bland on the architectural side.

[renell]

the sheer height of this building gives it a 9.5

[1+2=3]

Bad design.

I give it a 6, because of the height.

[kasperluke]

The forgotton tall building I think! Looks more 90's i think then it 70's when it is built. Is a very nice building for the time i think! And the constuction pics I have seen look amazing!

9/10

[johonbravo]

i dont personally liek teh style. It looks cool inteh skyline, but.. a box?????/ a big tall ugly box????not as bad as john ahcock, but still ugly...i must have votred ages ago, cuz i cant vote now :)

[The Messiah]

It's tall,like the angles that are in it.But besides that it isn't that intresting. 8.5/10 And this is THE world Tallest!

[Oaronuviss]

It's big and powerful, but it's design is kinda lopsided as in too many braches going up... should be either STRAIGHT or with a few odd designs...

6.5

[mapfax]

I've been in this building once all the way up the express elevator and have been to Chicago 3 times, and every visit it looks better and higher. IT'S AWESOME !! (10 / 10 ).

[ganjavih]

8.5. Nice but there are better.

[Chi-town]

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I give it a 6, because of the height.</td></tr>
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:lol:

[huaiwei]

Hmm....lots of hate votes apparently. But it got a perfect 10 from me simply coz it helped define wat a true scraper is to me. :D

[Mr. Detroit]

Awesome building. What a site when driving in from Detroit. I take a point off though for the cost of going to the observation deck (it was like 15 bucks) 9/10

[Evergrey]

9.5 Black and sleak... and REALLY TALL!

[airsickpenthousedweller]

A very successfull solution of the 'design vs. engineering' dilemma that comes with high buildings.

Also, the building looks different from all sides, which is a major plus.

10 points for this classic beauty !


BTW: It always reminds me of this:

http://www.matse.psu.edu/matsc81/Lecturenotes/Lec28-Monumental%20Building/TowerofBabel.jpg

[TropicalSQ744]

This one is a true classic... Even though the Petronas may look better, the Sears will always be special to us scraper fans.. :D Especially since it was the first real super-supertall! :guns1:

[Chi-town]

Some more Sears pics:

http://www.fazlurrkhan.com/sears.868x542.jpg

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jj8k-nkmc/ch-002.jpg

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsapp/BT/BSI/MOMENT_F/sears-2.jpg

http://www.douglasmorris.com/searstower-c.jpg

http://www.arch.chalmers.se/projekt/high_structures/projektmappar/chicago/saers2.jpg

mildly disturbing picture:
http://www.parduhn.com/graphics/airsh57.gif

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jj8k-nkmc/ch-101.jpg

Sears Tower facts:

The Sears Tower is 1,454 feet high, 1,808 feet including twin antenna towers. The combined weight of the building is 222,500 tons - 445,000,000 lbs. The cost of the Sears Tower building was in excess of $150 million. The Sears Tower opened in 1973 and took 3 years to build. The building has 4.5 million gross square feet of floor space. The average sway of the building is approximately 6 inches from true center. The Sears Tower has approximately 16,100 bronze-tinted windows and has 6 roof-mounted robotic window washing machines. The Sears Tower was designed for more than 12,000 occupants, approximately 25,000 people enter the building each day and approximately 1.5 million tourists visit the Skydeck each year.

[SUNNI]

kool facts, did it only take 150million dollars to complete this thing?

[Chi-town]

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$15x million, yes. That's probably in 1973 dollars though. I don't know what it would be when you adjust for inflation, but it would certainly be much higher.

Here's another interesting, very sad picture:
http://www.searstower.org/newspaper.jpg

[BGT]

10/10

[rj2uman]

10/10 Black, Imposing and monolithic. Gotta love it.

[SearsTower]

Anybody giving Sears a low score is probably Malaysian

[Duke Togo]

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Good point but I wonder if there's any truth to it.

I think this one deserves a 10/10, it's just beautiful, dark, tall, everything I'd want in a monster of a skyscraper.
The Sears has been called a "box" a little too much I think, and it's not even the correct accusation.
It's not a box, it's a "boxes" if that makes any sense...

[Chicago103]

10/10

The reason my screen name is Chicago103 is because I think Chicago is the greatest city in the world and the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower is the best place in the world to view Chicago in addition to being the highest occupied floor in the world.

[Chicago103]

P.S. I was also the 50th person to give the Sears Tower a 10/10 :D

[SearsTower]

Chicago103, thank you for thinking of me as the greatest building in the world!

[TheBaseTower]

Just a big black partly cut tower, i dont like it!
6.5/10

[my5ux]

i think it looks cooler than Petronas Twin Tower...
10/10 :)

[SearsTower]

my5ux, your sarcasm is not welcome here!

[Necker]

Perhaps it's not the best skyscrpaer in the world, but I like it. 8/10

[SearsTower]

Necker, go back to Santiago de Compostela!

[my5ux]

my5ux, your sarcasm is not welcome here!
wtf is your problem? i post my comment here is your problem is it now? I DID NOT INSULT SEARS TOWER AND YOU INSULTED ME FOR NO REASONS!

[baqthier]

SearsTower(forumer)> Stop the childishness already!

[SearsTower]

my5ux, not too long ago, we had a big discussion about the Petronas & Sears. And you passionately defended the Petronas. Now I don't believe you've switched side.

[szehoong]

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[Christianmx]

Who said boxes cannot be cool????!!!!

Great Building. I give it a 9. Although by mistake I put 8.5....

[Christianmx]

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That would be like saying anybody giving Petronas a low score is probably American....

I know. Very dumb statement.

[SearsTower]

'Twas a joke, all ye of dry humor.

[my5ux]

did i defend about Petronas Twin Tower?...probably is Aaron, look at my title "Malaysia Basher", so i'm imposible to defend malaysia!

[Christianmx]

I'm not surprised that guy got banned....

[233 South Wacker Drive]

Chris, let Sears rest in peace...

[Christianmx]

well, I'm not sad about it, but I'm not happy either. okay, we'll let him rest in peace.

:cheers:

[Wu-Gambino]

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>8/10 - I've been there - simply awesome height, definitely proud and soaring, and the bronze glass cen really dance with the light. Plus, the setbacks move it beyond boxiness.

But the plaza isn't all that impressive, and the tower does just seem to slam into the sidewalk.

By the way, one elevtor goes straight to the observation deck, and it has "elevator entertainment":lol: - a screen over the door, in which you can see, as you listen to the voice of an "elevator pilot" who swears he knows he's doing, an image of the elevator crashing out of the top of the tower, zipping past the space station, falling back INTO the tower, etc...</td></tr>
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Now it's these two birds.

[Falcaonet]

Sears Tower number 3, but for me it's number one, so 9.5 out of 10.

[Wu-Gambino]

Now for my Sears Tower pics!!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/padd8b5a5f973c8214a1adce890240375/fbdb1304.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/pa2529e7faf9ba02e3d4b8c66ca3a1b56/fbdb130b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p562438f28033ea778126f3d1248e764e/fbdb1310.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p1136712b7e4bcc1ddc014f2d3b395fb2/fbdb1313.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/pf15d9d433823fd51e76e084b13b39c2d/fbdb1318.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p1e6e6487992379323bee00a0d2c5acea/fbdb1319.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/pb223ec7680ab6ce8cb21d970d1d3d8e2/fbdb131b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p2a5f8a02ddfb742560d37e3662bd4c69/fbdb131d.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p6609a08d2bb85a5aad3c3c2ae160e26f/fbdb1326.jpg
10/10

[SearsTower]

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Christian, how dare thee talketh of a once dead man? I say unto you, thou shall meet thy day and weepeth in grave anguish.

[SearsTower]

Naptown, thou hath done me justice. When the day cometh, thou shalt be by my side.

[Galactica]

Ugly, black box - 4/10

[SearsTower]

I don't know, Galactica... Never seen a box (container) that looks like the Sears Tower before. And care to say something original?

[Galactica]

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Ugly black 9 boxes :) - satisfide ???

[Kevinkhoo1986]

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Ugly black 9 boxes :) - satisfide ???</td></tr>
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hahha.. i agree.. nothing more than a ugly black box..lose out of architectual skill..

[Kevinkhoo1986]

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that is normal human behavior, which one would not support its own country? probably betrayer.

[Hacksaw]

Boxy, but its height makes up for it. 9/10

[Chi-town]

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Ugly black 9 boxes :) - satisfide ???</td></tr>
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hahha.. i agree.. nothing more than a ugly black box..lose out of architectual skill..</td></tr>
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And I'm sure you're the ultimate judge of architectural skill. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is universally regarded as one of the great architects of the 20th century, and all his designs were boxes.

You may prefer cheap kitschy ripoffs of 1920s art deco skyscrapers (albeit lacking their elegance of form), but you people with the "ugly black box" comments are astonishingly ignorant.

[Chi-town]

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that is normal human behavior, which one would not support its own country? probably betrayer.</td></tr>
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We're talking about architecture here, not patriotism, you moron.

[Galactica]

So, if I say my oppinion about Sears Tower, and that words are not so good as they should be (in Chi-town´s ears) than I´m ignorant.
OK !!!
For Forumers from Chicago :
Sears Tower is the highest and the best tower of the world ! :D

For Forumers from Kuala Lumpur :
Petronas Tower is the highest and the best tower of the world ! :D

For Forumers from Shanghai :
Jim Mao Tower is the highest and the best tower of the world ! :D

For Forumers from New York :
WTC was the highest and the best tower of the world ! :D

For Forumers from Taipei :
101 Tower is the highest and the best tower of the world ! :D

For Forumers from Australia :
Rialto Tower is the highest and the best tower of the world ! :D

For Forumers from Europe :
Commerzbank Tower is the highest and the best tower of the world ! :D

ETC, ETC ...

:bash: :love:

[Chi-town]

I didn't say that, you dope.

I was responding to someone who said it was normal for anyone from Malaysia to give Sears a low score, and if they didn't they were a "betrayer".

Fucking moron.

[Galactica]

""Ugly, black box - 4/10""- this is my sentance.


""You may prefer cheap kitschy ripoffs of 1920s art deco skyscrapers (albeit lacking their elegance of form), but you people with the "ugly black box" comments are astonishingly ignorant ""- this is your sentance, Chi-town.



And ofcourse, your last words :
"Fucking moron"

(i hope some of Mods will make a propriate sanction)

[Kevinkhoo1986]

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>Anybody giving Sears a low score is probably Malaysian</td></tr>
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that is normal human behavior, which one would not support its own country? probably betrayer.</td></tr>
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We're talking about architecture here, not patriotism, you moron.</td></tr>
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oh really? in terms of architectual, IMO this building look so ugly with it shape and moreover, its colour that make everyone sick(maybe not u);)

[Kevinkhoo1986]

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>I didn't say that, you dope.

I was responding to someone who said it was normal for anyone from Malaysia to give Sears a low score, and if they didn't they were a "betrayer".

Fucking moron.</td></tr>
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Open ur eyes and read my sentences careful.. i said PROBABLY Betrayer,:rant: anyway, u should know how to respect someone else.. not by swearing in here..:cool:

[Chi-town]

I guess all I can say is that if any of you saw Sears in person, your opinion would be drastically different.

[Chi-town]

Originally posted by Galactica


(i hope some of Mods will make a propriate sanction)
They can ban me if they want. This website sucks and is populated by ignorami. People who have never read a book on architectural style, let alone gone anywhere near a university architectural program, trying to critique benchmark modernist buildings and calling them "ugly black boxes", then showering praise on spired Chinese skyscrapers that look like they were drawn by a small child.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe built "black boxes", and is considered one of the great architects of the 20th century by people who know far more about architecture than most of you ever will. Open your damn eyes, and realize there's a lot more to architectural design than cool pointy shapes.

[Galactica]

Chi-town, I´m sorry, i didn´t want to upset you.
My comment of Sears Tower is just my oppinion, that doesn´t mean that everyone must have the same oppinion.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is ,in yours words(or words of people who know far more about architecture than most of us ever will), one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, but not IMO.
Monoton black boxes are not creativ enough for me. But ofcourse you don´t have to share my oppinion.
That´s why we have Skyscrapercity Forum.
Everyone can (and should) say own oppinion.

:hi:

[AndrewC]

:hi:

People, This is Sears Tower, don't judge it

LOVE IT

[Duke Togo]

It's not as much the Sears Tower's height as the black color and shape that I really love.
Of course the height is also good, but IMO it's not that simple to bunch together 9 black boxes and make it look so beautiful.

Another thing I think boxes have over any other form of architecture is that the final occupied floor of the building such as the Sears is right up there with the official building height.

One of the things that impresses me about the Sears Tower is not only that it's 1450 ft tall, but that an average person like me can actually go that high up. (just try going to the very pinnacle height of the Petronas for example, good luck getting past the security and climbing up the spire to reach the height you'd be at if you were in the Sears Tower observatory!)

[Labrador]

From some angles I like it, and from others I don't. It's height is amazing, but it's a bit ugly.
9.5/10
:)

[SkyHawk]

mamma mia!!

8,5/10

[Galactica]

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears2.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears3.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears4.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears5.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears6.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears7.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears8.jpg


Some more pics.

[james2390]

10 :)

[Roch5220]

6

looks like a bunch of piled up boxes.

[weirdo]

i gave sears 8.5/10. it's grand. not very pleasing everytime. but most of the time it is. it's got a title and located in one of the best skylines in the world.

[SFtoBoise]

10/10

Flat out massive.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DDNY%20%20Y2K/sears/sears3.jpg

[AtlanticaC5]

I really like Sears, he looks so big, impressive and evil (yeah, like Darth Vader!)

9/10

[Kommentare]

6.5/10 :tongue3:

[Patrick]

best box ever and probably my fav in the whole world!

20/10

and I'm done I rated the top 100 :D

[zulu69]

This building has really grown on me.
I like its sheer sense of height but i guess being so damn tall helps a bit in achieving this :) Anyways its very nice 9.5

[TPX]

10
My favorite skyscraper. Ever.

[Wu-Gambino]

My recent Sears pics:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi133.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi149.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi113.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi112.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi108.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi111.jpg http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi110.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi107.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi106.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi103.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi102.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3054/2251chi087.jpg

[luis]

9/10 its amazing but i don't like the colour

[Primo]

A like this tower cose is Tall, Simple, Elegant, and I love that black, I give it a 9.5/10

[Wu-Gambino]

Originally posted by Liz L

Thanks for the great pics, Naptown! :D

Folks, I just clicked by to read a few of the latest posts, and was unpleasantly surprised at the...shall we say...harsh tone of the arguements.

Folks, it's bad enough that I feel like I need a flack jacket when I visit the "in the news" forum...I'd hate to think I needed a flack jacket just to visit the ROT sections. :?

Can we just lighten up a bit here, please? This is supposed to be about architecture, and it's supposed to be fun, fer cryin' out loud in the dishpan...

Or do some of you want the Mods to send you to bed without any supper (read - any more chances to post)? Hmmmm?

End of sermonette - please consider yourselves officially mothered & fussed over... :D

(Oh, brother - I should have looked at the post dates; then i'd have realized how out of date I was...and v bulletin won't let me delete it! Sheesh! Sorry about that!)
Thanks Liz L! What post is it? I can delete it! :D

[Liz L]

Thanks for the offer, Naptown, but those posts are kind of "old" now, and I was just picking up on somebody else's comment about letting the mods know....:D

[dumatod]

:)

[manx_bkk]

9.0/10
Very Tall ! I like the black color of the building but that white antenna on top of the building is kind of ugly.
Simple and yet elegant.

[MCC]

10/10

[Fabio]

8.5/10


Somtimes it looks awesome, but sometimes it doesn't.

[Cliff]

My new Diagram
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5&drawingID=19281

[Trances]

It is many boxy structures
But still the WT Floor for some time
+ LIke how it seem to rise for each tower at it's base
10

[alex3000]

9/10

[sjambler]

Not my favorite design, but very impressive and it and JHC on the other side of downtown sort of frame the skyline nicely.

8/10

[Chi-town]

What's with all the people ragging on the color?

The Sears Tower is a place of business, and like a fine suit, it's simple, dark, elegant, and handsome.

You don't go to work in a clown suit, why would you work in a shiny, pointy, colorful neon building?

[Smileyface]

It`s the daddy of all skyscrapers....it has to be to stand out on a skyline`s such as Chicago`s

9/10 btw

[Smileyface]

just checked the poll. Who are the 29 people who gave it less than 3, I know everyones entitled to there opinion, but it`s the Sears Tower, height and stature alone should give it a high marking among skyscraper fans. I know it`s a bit boxy and not really imaginative but it`s starkness and height stands out on the Chicago Skyline and I can`t (or wouldn`t) imagine it in any other form...that`s why i gave it 9/10....pity those who gave it less than 3 haven`t got the guts or range of vocabulary to explain why their marking was so low

[daniel_18]

Best. 'Scraper. Ever.

[Aquarius]

The best box of the world, very simple but perfect 10/10

[Weerez]

A symbol of America. 9/10

[timothy_tw]

cool design~ i like this creative idea. 8.5/10

[ParraMan]

8

Sears looks absolutely best at night time or in silhouette. Does that say something??? Love the hugeness of it and its height. The base looks like an absolute shocker and more should have been done with the world's tallest (ie when it was built)

[RafflesCity]

In 1995 DeStefano and Partners completed a $70,000,000 redevelopment and repositioning of Sears Tower, the world's tallest building. The four-year project included new lobbies, major new entry canopies, a free-standing glass-walled pavilion for tourist access to the popular skydeck and the modernization and redesign of the building's 100 high-speed elevators. With careful planning and staging, construction was completed while the building was fully occupied.

http://www.destefanoandpartners.com/html/images/bp1-sears.jpg

http://www.destefanoandpartners.com/html/images/bp2-sears.jpg

http://www.destefanoandpartners.com/html/images/bp3-sears.jpg

[7 World Trade]

go big rob! who cares about how boxy other say you are? you're still unique! you are chicago!

10/10

[SoboleuS]

I'm not a big fan of this building - it's too dark and too boxy, but it's really impressive because of height 8/10

[bruceb25]

Why build such a tall building and not make an effort to create something beautiful and inspiring? It's a boxy, black intrusion, not a great feature of Chicago's skyline except for its height.

[CHI]

Dominating with 110 floors, the Sears Tower has grown to be a global icon of the skyscraper. I think it deserves no less then a 10/10 because its powerful, but at the same time peaceful and beautiful.

To add to additional comments, yes the 103rd floor Skydeck is breathtaking... but to be honest the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center is even better. Situated on the northern end of the Magnificent Mile, it offers a clear view of the Loop to the south, while the Sears in pretty much IN the Loop so you can't as good of an overall view as from the Hancock.

[Wu-Gambino]

Dominating with 110 floors, the Sears Tower has grown to be a global icon of the skyscraper. I think it deserves no less then a 10/10 because its powerful, but at the same time peaceful and beautiful.

To add to additional comments, yes the 103rd floor Skydeck is breathtaking... but to be honest the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center is even better. Situated on the northern end of the Magnificent Mile, it offers a clear view of the Loop to the south, while the Sears in pretty much IN the Loop so you can't as good of an overall view as from the Hancock.
I agree, and the views of Lake Michigan and Lake Shore are much better. Plus, in JHC you can look down on the skyscrapers, but it Sears, you can't see AT&T.

[james2390]

I have been to John Hancock's observatory several times. It is awesome. I have never been to Sears' observatory though because when we got there it was closed.

[SebaVeron04]

This building does nothing or me, though I gave it 5.5 because I used to like it quite a lot.

[amsterdam]

:nocrook: it's biggg

[Kevin J]

6.5

As a Chicagoan, it hurts to dis our town's big daddy, but Sears is not what I would choose as our standard bearer. For one thing, because of the irregular set-backs, it looks different from every angle. While some of the views are great, others aren't just bad, they're awful.

The other thing is that when you think of really good supertall buildings, you think of words like "soaring" and "inspiring." Sears makes me think of words like "hulking" and "looming." It's just too big at the base, and the blockiness doesn't help soften it in any way.

Still, I'll take it over a building half its size in the same location. I'd just prefer it if Hancock were our tallest. It's the best of our big 3.

[beyond 1000]

A BIG Corporate Powerful MONSTER. Been up this thing twice. This is a very imposing building when looking at it in person. Pictures don't do justice. The Sears Tower spells Presence with no apologies. This, short of the World Trade Center, represents Corporate Power better than any other building in the world.

I rate it 9.0/10

[Schroedinger's Cat]

still the tallest :)
8/10

[burnsinator]

The Sears Tower will always be taller than the Petronas. Although now, it will be number 2, after Jim Jao (spelling?) bld. It is a huge, imposing structure; it's immense, however, I do like the design a little better on the John Hancock. Does anyone know if they still have the bar at the top? I went four years ago and had a great Kettle One and cranberry while soaking up the view. This last summer I didn't make it, but would like to know if it's still there.

[Mr.Skyscraper]

Being the worlds tallest building (i don't consider the Petronas to be the worlds tallest) the Sears deserves no less than a ten. if i could i would have given it a 100/10 because it is simply an amazing structure. anyone who gave it less than an 8 is just a hater. the sears is the biggest, best, the most magnificent and the coolest skyscraper any city can have. living in chicago i have had the privilege to get on top of the sears tower skydeck and believe me it is the most exciting thing i have ever experience. the view is amazing especially at night.

[Bunny]

Amazing building~
The sign of America's economy and architect

[yoyo22]

8.5/10

One of the worlds' greatest. I love the size and the practicality of it, since there is no spire, etc, its all in use and its a massize amount of floor space. The design leaves something to be desired, intimidating looking, and a little unbalanced (not that it needs to be symmetrical, but this is a little too much).

[yoyo22]

Put I must add, from seeing it in person, sometimes I absolutely love it, and sometimes I absolutely hate (mostly the former, tho)

[TallBox]

i love it - very american design.... 9/10

[SILVERLAKE]

3.

[hongkiu]

9.5
will be 10 if more glassy

[myfoong]

10 from me as I like the huge base and it overall height. It is still look taller than any buildings in the world. Petronas towers use their spires and Taipei uses its little tiny roof top to steal the title from Sears.

[DamienK]

Powerful and sturdy looking, and the twin white antennae top it off perfectly. 8/10

[Jules]

10/10. Greatest building on Earth.

SILVERLAKE you have problems, what a hater.

[Islander]

Anyone who gives this building a low score is crazy. I'm starting to think people are only judging these buildings in "rate our talls" on asthetics, after looking at the sometimes-skewed results. IT WAS WTB FOR 30 YEARS. That alone makes it deserve a ten.
10/10

[Steeltrees]

10/10 easily...it's so impactuful, so intimidating...haha...I love it.

[Kevin J]

Anyone who gives this building a low score is crazy. I'm starting to think people are only judging these buildings in "rate our talls" on asthetics, after looking at the sometimes-skewed results. IT WAS WTB FOR 30 YEARS. That alone makes it deserve a ten.
10/10

Well if height is all that matters, why have people rate them at all? I happen to think that the Empire State Building is a nicer looking building than the Sears Tower--a 10 compared to an 8 (at best) in my book. If you disagree, then fine, but don't call other people "crazy" for not agreeing with you that height is everything.

[dutchmetal]

7,5 / 10. Nice building and really high ofcourse, but I have seen more spectaculair designs imo

[qwerty1324]

Some pictures I took:
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2009
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2010

[Flatiron]

It's imposing in any case. Not a building that's easy to love.

7.5/10

[Jules]

Great pictures qwerty, I love the 2nd one, look at the amazing density of the loop. :eek:

[Monkey]

Sears looks absolutely enormous, not just height-wise but also in terms of overall width/volume. Does anyone know how much total floor space (in square feet) is contained within the building?

[Dubai-Lover]

a classic beauty dominating the skyline! 8.5

[David3820]

It's very cool. 9/10

[SChristopher]

While not incredably pretty...it is a neat design for its time and was once the tallest in the world for a long time actually...and that says something else 10

[STR]

A true icon, and still a record holder 10/10


Sears looks absolutely enormous, not just height-wise but also in terms of overall width/volume. Does anyone know how much total floor space (in square feet) is contained within the building?

The Sears Tower has 4.5Msqft total, with about 3.6Msqft rentable office space. This makes it the single largest privately owned office building in the world, the second overall after the Pentagon's 9Msqft/6.5Msqft respectively

[PM5]

10/10 for me.

this building looks much better in person. the size of it just overwhelms you.
the first time i stood next to it i fell back on my head looking up at it :)

[therock]

10/10

[Imperial]

exellent 9/10

[Zuelas]

10

Classic! It definitely humbles you when u see it in person- enormous every way you see it. Historic in that it was WTB. Not the most complicated design but deserves respect for what it is...... amazing!

[Shafick]

The highest building in America, deserve 10....!!!

:cheers: :applause: :booze: :nocrook:

[LibertyTwo]

Looks different from every angle, soaring, and just a classic....this is what massive is all about...it portrays an image of being in charge and masculinity which is associated with power and might...unlike Petronas or Taipei which are more feminine in design and portray a more warming feel, this tower just says, YO HERE I AM, very American, I love it

10/10

[NYaddict]

deserves nothing but a 10 in my book

[TritaniumZ3]

10/10

[GetOnDaTrain]

10/10. Sears Tower deserves the title "ICON." At 1450 feet and 110 stories, Sears Tower commands respect; every other building in Chicago except for its cousin the John Hancock Tower can bow down to it. The dark suit and bowtie facade is what makes it what it is: pretty, tall and Amazon style. The design is like 6 separate buildings clay-molded into one. This is the skyscraper to Heaven, I'll tell you what. You can see it for miles, on the ground and Wisconsin and Indiana on all sides of the observatory deck. Keep holdin' down the record, Sears Tower.

[andysimo123]

10/10 is a classic and one of the best.

[Osborne]

The real deal. This is a classic American skyscraper, and it looks massive. Looks like it should still hold the record.

[elliot]

the height is spectacular but strapping a bunch of boxes together doesn't cut it. Perhaps the most overrated skyscraper on the planet.

6

[Taufiq]

10/10 for the one and only

My fav. skyscraper of all time.
:)

[Paolo]

9/10 elegance and power in one

[HoustonTexas]

I think its shit... 1/10...

J/K!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

10/10, I think its so tall, and big, and black.... lol, I think its erie and magestic at the same time. Gotta love it!

[SkyHawk]

8/10

[Okapi]

10/10

[SkylineTurbo]

10, great building in a great city!

[oshkeoto]

I used to talk to the Sears Tower after coming home from preschool every day from my family's third-floor apartment.

This thing, you have to see in person to understand. There it is, big, and you get closer and closer, and you figure you've got to be there by now, but you're not, and by the time you get to the foot of the building you feel like you're immersed in this black monstrosity.

No, the aesthetics are not up-to-date; but it has always been more of an obelisk than a skyscraper. Where the Empire State's contours speak--brag--of its verticality, the Sears Tower is a silent creature.

Chicago, I think, has a thing for obelisk-buildings.

[flatiron94]

10/10 Its amazing I went tom the top yesterday great view. (will have photos soon)

[B@dGuYoM]

9.5/10 Near the perfection :)

[Jay]

1000000000/10, Sears is my favorite building in the world, period. Can't ever get enough of this giant.



It looks like a cute black cat with white ears too! :)

[mk61]

the embodiment of the concept of 'skyscraper', without a doubt :yes:

[Pindakaas]

This is the most beautiful tower in the world. I didn't know it was so old, who can tell! EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTIFUL

[chicago1988]

The,Sears,Tower,is,an,example,of,how,modern,architecture,should,look
10/10.

[salamagd]

The,Sears,Tower,is,an,example,of,how,modern,architecture,should,look
10/10.

Um - why exactly do you do that? There is this really nifty thing called the space bar, it appears you're missing it. Just need to stretch that little bit further...

[centralized pandemonium]

Nice one. 9 from me.

[Tom_Green]

SO many give them a 10 ^^

This building is so ugly. Its black, its simpel, it`s like Lego.
The only fact that so many love this building is because it is so tall.
Everyboddy would hate it if it was 200m shorter.
It is really ugly.

The 311 South Wacker Drive is 10 times more beautiful. It would be nicer if they changed the size but not the design. Everyboddy would say: Look at the ugly Sears Tower. It`s destroying the view of the 311 South Wacker Drive.

So please be more honest.

[mic]

Yer quite Ugly 4

[-(･∀･)-(^｡^)-]

／( ^｡^)／ GOOD ＼(^｡^)＼

[digital_slash]

I love this building. People complain that its not "beautiful" and that those who like it are over scoring. Well I probably in the minority here but I like buildings that actually LOOK like buildings. The Sears Tower is truly the embodiment of Chicago's most dominating characteristic; business. The people who work in the Sears go to work in a building, not a sculpture.

The Sears: simple, too the point, dominating, and awe inspiring. Unfortunately I live in the burbs :sleepy:, but everyday I see this monster's silhouette in the background, and after years upon years of looking at it in the distance, its image still excites me every time I see it in the morning.

The Sears Tower deserves nothing less then a 10/10. This building is truly Chicago.

[chicago1988]

My,space,bar,is,messed,up,I,need,a,new,keyboard

[Ellatur]

indeed one of my favored buildings 10/10

[elletijanii]

Its a nasty BBB!
B ig
B lack
B lock

[rufi]

9.

[Camaway]

Outdated design.

They still get an 8 because they are HUGE!

[kaka.ac]

simply is beautiful !
The height and black color are excellent 9.5/10

[Do Me]

That thing is a fucking monster.

9/10

[flatiron94]

9/10

This building gets by on SHEER height. If it looks this amazing from pictures..it must be immense in real life.
It is amazing I have bean to the top of it. It is realy amazing when you`re from minneapolis its twice as tall the IDS tower. 50.10

[Þróndeimr]

Really impressive, but not the most interesting design. 8/10

[chicago1988]

Ugly? You think the Sears Tower is ugly?
Thats OK I respect your opinion.

[onetwothree]

When I saw that building for the first time (on pictures, never seen it in real life) I thought: WTFOMG! :eek2: It's huge!

It's almost a bit too tall, and the design just isn't the best one I've seen.

8,5

[Reflex]

7.5/10.

[Medo]

Too good!! 10/10

[london-b]

It's cool and has hight but I dislike all the different boxes, 8/10

[Q-TIP]

I like this 10/10

[Azn_chi_boi]

The tower is nice, but one flaw, not in the center of the loop, the view from the observation deck is not that nice as the JHC, but I give this tower, a 9.5

[MattSal]

Beautiful.
Simple.
Elegant.
Tall.
9/10.

[rapideye95]

i love the way it's so thick on the bottom...you can tell that the building is solid in terms of quality of construction...looks durable...but when it comes to the image and and the overall exterior look of the building...i think it looks hideous...but it does really make chicago's skyline look rather jaw-dropping from far away

[rapideye95]

by the way i'd give it a 7.5

[beiklopa]

10/10 !!!!F****** AMAZING!!!!Love the color of it:)

[wecky]

10/10 ... very impressive structure !

[flatiron94]

Pretty sweet. :eek2:
some photos of mine.
http://image26.webshots.com/27/7/24/3/280572403NGwNUc_ph.jpg
http://image34.webshots.com/35/7/27/98/280572798DvqjdF_ph.jpg

[D-res]

i love this building. It basically makes chicago, chicago. when i was 10 years old and i went to the observation deck of that thing on the 107th floor it was amazing. the express elevator takes you up in just under a minute. the ears are popping, etc. you finally get to the top and the elevator doors open and you're just looking out these massive glass windows at the city below you. On a clear day, you can see milwaukee to the north and you can even see part of indiana where the bottom of lake michigan is located. its so amazing and completely unlike anything i've seen.

people criticize it for its blockiness but this structure is absolutely astounding especially being constructed in 1974. the blockiness makes it unique as well as very strong.

this building started my early childhood obsession with skyscrapers and it has ultimately made me completely fall in love with big cities (and i live in a small town, so im very excited about going to college in milwaukee this fall)

10/10

[Monkey]

http://tinypic.com/2lubgy

[get13]

10/10 I just LOVE it Especially at night

[Incoming_Zena05]

two words. THE BEST 10/10

[PornStar]

this one's a classic.
8,5/10

[Medo]

I love this tower, 10/10

[Pengui]

Old, black, ugly, boxy thing. But somehow it doesn't fit too wrong in the classic Chicago skyline, and the massiveness and extravaganza of such a project, which is still one of the tallest in the world while it was built 30 years ago gives it a boost ;-)

So that will be 7.5

[Jaybird]

It's really cool and tall, too. One building I have to visit sometime in my life. 10/10.

[Phobos]

Nice shape and the dark glasses are wonderful.This is definitely an icon of american architecture.
9/10

[empersouf]

Daddy skyscraper 8.5

[DRAKKO]

10/10

[Latoso]

10/10 The KING!

[Ashok]

8.5/10

[ironchapman]

I love the way the building was built. With all the setbacks/columns.

10/10

An awe-inspiring sight.

[Altius]

Not bad for a building that was inspired from a stack of cigarettes. 9/10

[jpq21]

10/10

if anyone says that it is just a box (or that boxes don't work),
1. talk to any one person from New York
2. It's not just a box, its nine boxes

[geminiguy7]

nice 9/10

[Mr.Skyscraper]

Who the hell voted the Sears Tower as less than a 9!!!! What's the matter with u people?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?:weird:Its boxed shape makes it very unique and its black color is great. I think its boxy characteristics and its black coloring makes the Sears Tower look massive, elegant and makes it appear as though it is a great giant standing 1,454 feet above the magnificent chicago skyline. I drive regularly around downtown Chicago and i have to say this my favorite skyscraper of chicago and the world.
This magnificent skyscraper is one of the greatest technological developments of the 20th century.
It is one of the tallest in the world and it deserves no less than a 9.
Those people who voted 3 or less are crazy. The Sears Tower is the king of all skyscrapers. :bow::bow::bow::bow:
I thank those who gave the Sears the recognition it deserves as the great skyscraper it is!:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause: