ABSTRACT

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; completed 1974 Chicago Illinois The Sears Tower, today owned by a private investment firm and rented to a variety of

office tenants, serves as a landmark and a symbol of the Chicago skyline. The building is seen from distant vistas in every direction in this flat, prairie-land city on the edge of Lake Michigan, thus creating the awareness of the dynamic presence of the Chicago skyline and urban environment.