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John Hancock Center
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Facts
Official Name
John Hancock Center
Type
building
Status
Completed
Country
United States
State
Illinois
City
Chicago
Street Address
875 North Michigan Avenue
Building Function
residential / office
Structural Material
steel
Start of Construction
1965
Completion
1969
Global Ranking
#33 tallest in the
World
Regional Ranking
#6 tallest in
North America
National Ranking
#6 tallest in
United States
City Ranking
#4 tallest in
Chicago
Official Websites
John Hancock Center Observatory
John Hancock Center
Figures
Height: Architectural
343.7 meter / 1128 feet
Height: Occupied
321.3 meter / 1054 feet
Height: To Tip
456.9 meter / 1499 feet
Height: Observatory
313.8 meter / 1030 feet
Floors Above Ground
100
# of Elevators
50
Top Elevator Speed
9.2 m/s
Tower GFA
260,126 m² / 2,799,973 ft²
# of Parking Spaces
750
Companies Involved
Developer
Jerry Wolman Associates
Design Architect
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Structural Engineer
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Main Contractor
Tishman Construction
Material Suppliers
Cupples
(Facade)
Other Consultants
Otis Elevator Company;
Dow Corning Corporation
Technical Papers
Architecture and Structural Form in Tall Steel Buildings
A. Sev (Mimar Sinan Univ.), CTBUH Journal
Reflections on the Hancock Concept
H. Iyengar (SOM), CTBUH Journal
Other CTBUH Links
The John Hancock Center, Chicago
CTBUH Featured Tall Building,
2011
John Hancock Center Visit
CTBUH Tour,
2009
News Articles
Skyscrapers of the Mad Men Era
The Atlantic, 2012-03
Don't miss out - Skating in the Sky Jan 1st to April 8th!
John Hancock Observatory, 2011-01
Top 10 steel skyscrapers
arabianBusiness.com, 2010-10
