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

[carecife]

very nice, 10/10.

[CborG]

9/10

[Principes]

a Bit leggoish, but Due to its sheer size 8.5

[ROYAL BLUE]

10/10

[FJP]

Nice silhouette and deisgn for the epoch, but could be better
9/10

[squeemu]

Good Lord it's tall... 10/10

[jimm]

7/10

[Djoez]

Stunning!! 10/10

[dewback]

10/10

[Effer]

9/10

[Zarkon]

11/10

[Javi]

10/10 The best skyscraper in USA

[EarlyBird]

Doesn't do anything for me and that spire is just ridiculous. 4/10.

[NWside]

What spire?

[Henk]

Nice tower. 8.5/10.

[Liz L]

NWside, I've always called that conglomeration on top an antenna farm.... :lol:

[DARKNIGHT]

I guess now if you compare it to some of the other towers, it clearly doesn't look as good, but for a long time it was one of the if not the best skyscrapers in the world. For that it get's a 8.5/10

[deli]

i give it a ---> 9

[clarky]

8.5/10

[felipegdl]

10

[El_Greco]

8.5/10

[Oriolus]

10/10

GREATEST.
SKYSCRAPER.
EVER.

Without doubt my favourite scraper. I just can't get enough of photos of this building. Even though the antennas don't count in official height I think its one of the few cases were they are architectually vital to the building.

[Whiked918]

It's pretty cool. I gave it an 8.5. I think the design could have been a little more interesting.

[Ninnghizhidda]

9.5 almost perfect

[firulais2005]

AMAZING BUILDING

[pali]

tall but not that great
8

[pon]

9.0 for its tall and age. :D

[United-States-of-America]

10/ 10. America's very best. That is, until the Freedom Tower is built.

[dts_freak]

9.0_ A true classic

[dzi]

10/10, no comment is needed...
I mean, that's THE skyscraper

[Dancer]

Um! anything less thatn a 10 is a crime

[Forza Raalte]

Never really loved this tower: 7.0

[homecoming]

Sears Towers is staggering 1,176f tall, and it is now America's tallest building, when Taipei 101 took the rank. Well according to the looks, this building is too boxy and when it is boxy, it looks a little outdated, because of the design of it being 60ish look. But still, the building's flat boxy look makes the building have an attractive look with design quality. 7/10.

[dubaiflo]

i don't like the boxy design that much...

[rk_rk]

A real giant, like the design 9/10.

[jesarm]

one of the popularest symbol of Chicago and USA, this skyscraper has and good lines and cool structure and high size

[jesarm]

7/10

[Artemy13]

It is aptly inserted in panorama of the city. 8/10

[The Mad Hatter!!]

great building,great setbacks,nice cladding..sleekness at its best--the antennas should count

9/10

[Gerard]

9/10

[skyscape07]

I like its black boxyness, i enjoy seeing it when i go to chicago one of the best skyscrapers in the world but not just for its height. 9/10

[Sky-Admin]

10/10 tall

[Accura4Matalan]

9/10

[www.sercan.de]

10/10

[clopter]

An absolute masterpiece. I love the "bundled-tube" design. I love the massive size. I love the way the boxiness is tempered by the setbacks. I love the way it looks so different when viewed from different locations. I love the asymmetry. I love the way it dwarfs the 73-story building adjacent to it. I love the way it anchors and defines the south end of Chicago's skyline, which to me is one of the most impressive in the world. I love the forboding and intimidating black color. And of course I love the fact that it's so TALL! An incredible building...I wish Americans still had the nerve and chutzpah to build scrapers like this.

A definite 10/10. Probably my favorite building--despite its relative simplicity and age (contrast Jinmao, Petronas, etc.). Just beautiful--a must-see.

[ChiLooper]

Sears is the best

[۩SkyScraper۩]

awesome.9/10

[FiL]

Bit boxy but the sheer mass is gob-smacking. Looks evil. 9/10

[Mosaic]

Tall, elegant, strong. 9.5/10

[Skylandman]

8/10

[Sinjin P.]

skyline breaker! 10/10

[Blue_Sky]

9/10

[ChiLooper]

Perfect fit for Chicago

[sharpie20]

i liked this variation of those boxed buildings we saw so much of in the 70s and 80s 9/10


:tiasd: << why petronas beat the sears tower :(

[Cabman]

I'll give it a 9. One point for each box

[Tedward]

Of corse i am a little bias because I live there, but who looks at that buliding and dosen't give it a 10? And speaking of chicago...

GO WHITE SOX! WORLD SERIS WINNER!!

[Art Deco]

I've never actually got to see it in person, but it's most definitely a Chicago classic. The ESB measures some 1,450 ft. to the tip of the antenna, but the Sears stands that tall with a flat roof! The "Wow" factor is just too preposterous in this case to say that height doesn't mean everything.

10/10

[absolutedank]

absolutely amazing!! it will be pretty hard for any architect to out do this one just due to its sharp dominating presence 10/10

[sharpie20]

9.5/10 strong appearance

[Dinosaurus]

11/10

The perfect skyscraper. Beautiful from every angle, very impressive (height and colour). A monster building, I love it. The best on earth for me.

[Jim Koeleman]

10 of the 10. because it is just one of the best boxes in the hole world...

[lancetop]

To me, this is an ill planned building. It does not fit well with Chicago's marvelous older architecture. Nor does it fit in well with the post modern towers of much higher quality of design. It is simply put, an ugly behemouth. So what if it's tall? Tall is wonderful of course, but not at the expense of design quality and aesthetics.

[wrabbit]

I got the shutterbug over the weekend & snapped this pic. The tower has a real elegance to it, in its proportions and its simplicity of detail. It really grows on you the more you look at it.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/wjcordier/2005-11-27Sears1.jpg

[Jefferyi]

The shape of this building just makes it unique for me. It is a very imposing tower although it could help make it look even better if those spires or antennas were all taken down. Also, the color would have looked better if it were blue or green but that's just my preferrence. 9.0/10

[theperthvan]

BEst in the world- 10

[Principes]

Now that its 30 yo, it kinda scares me, but still its the highlight of the chicago SL.

8.

[forvine]

9/10

[Han17]

8.0/10 but I like the height of it.

[uberalles]

The tower represents its time very well. The Hancock was also built about that time. Both sleek black and boxy. An awesome building up close.
I agree the plaza could be redone though.

[CrazyCanuck]

While i'm not a fan of the antenna, I am very impressed by the height and the bookend look it gives to the Chi-town skyline. 9/10.

[i_am_hydrogen]

9/10 - One of the best international style buildings ever designed. It has this ability to change shape. I know that sounds strange, but sometimes it appears more slender or bulkier. It looks brilliant when it reflects the sunrise or sunset. And, I just love the way it looms from far off.

I took this a few months ago. It's about 4 miles away in this photo. You can just be walking down a street and there it is. Seeing it this way makes me feel connected to downtown, even though downtown is miles away.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7232/lpwestboo9zt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SE9]

^^ nice picture hydrogen.

9.5/10

[Onur---]

amaizing building

8,5/10 (only empire state of building can get a 10/10)

[FROM LOS ANGELES]

WOW. The Sears is a black giant building. It looks so strong, and lonely up there in the skyies. 8/10

[mr_storms]

9.5/10
What an amazing building

[anakin]

1/10 - very ugly, unproportional, strange, awful

[Hecago]

1/10 - very ugly, unproportional, strange, awful

Suuuuuure.


http://www.dam.brown.edu/people/glin/Chicago_Postcards/sears-tower.jpg

[warnings]

6.5/10 IMO

[JV_325i]

9.5/10

The words that always come to my mind when I see this building: presence, massive, sinister, powerful, commanding, and awe-inspiring. I find that I rate this building highly because of the sheer impact and amazement I get from this amazing beast. The all black building with the huge, bright-white antennae on top combined with its sturdy sides with their strong proportions still leaves me amazed with how commanding and unassailable this building looks. It has such an ominous presence in a city filled with a ton a huge buildings. That just goes to show how authoritative this building is. The contrast created by its menacing, jet-black exterior and those wicked antennae truly brings this massive thing to life and instills a subtle sense of fear in me everytime I drive by it. The building itself is in a very paradoxical situation though, as it is absolutely massive in its width which belies its immense height. Chicago itself is just so tall overall that people who do not know the true heights of all of the buildings often fail to realize how tall the city and the Sears really are. One must truly see this building in person to authentically feel its impact.

[BoCHK]

Put the kids to bed. Some people don't like the double antennas on the top of it, but I actually think they make it look incredibly mean, aggressive and fierce; as if a 1,450 ft. black-colored skyscraper on its own wasn't already enough. By far one of the most badass skyscrapers ever.

10/10

[BigCity]

It's my baby!!!

[Moren-o]

Not the best, but very cool.:okay:
9/10

[premier]

Im confused i always new that it was black but on the first photo its white. Can someone help me out?

[premier]

3/10 it's ugly. :(

[dmg1mn]

Its really cool, but I like the Hancock better. 7.5/10

[depressio]

Practical, effective, memorable, not ostentatious. 9.5.

[blue79]

8.5/10

[BigCity]

There is nothing cooler than the Sears Tower, so 10/10

[WANCH]

This is was the tallest building in the world when I was a kid! I don't know, the building looks impressive but honestly, it's not one of my favorites! But here,

9.5/10 :)

[danthediscoman]

9/10

I think voters need to keep in mind the era when this was built. For the time this was, amazingly modern and sophisticated which it has arguably maintained and just for that I gave it a 9. I think this pertains to all older highrises, we shouldn't be focused solely on the design for it may have been perceived very differently decades ago, the mere fact that its still around and in discussion boards like this one should be factored positively into your point total for it.

[UrbanSophist]

As hyrdrogen mentioned earlier, this building just looks different at different times. At times, you can really see the air of sophistication that it has and was intended to have. At other times, though, it can look like a big ugly black box. It also looks amazing up close and also amazing from 40 miles out. :) Anyway, this is the building I always have trouble with deciding whether I love or am only okay with, since the building can look different on different days. Well, that's hard to explain, unless you already know what I am talking about.

[Castle_Bravo]

I love this building!! 10

[coalfactor]

just love it! 10/10 :D

[FREKI]

9/10 - Awesome height, awesome location, great design, but a bit too blocky and dark colored for my likeings...

[cjfjapan]

Big, bulky, black, bold. I love this building. It looks different from every angle--sometimes svelte and proud, just peeking out of the neighboring towers. From other vantages (SW), it hogs the skyline, obscuring all the other great towers in the city.

[JaceJasper]

10/10

[Jimbu]

9.5 for me

[SkyLerm]

Biggest scraper, so 10/10

[Chi_Coruscant]

It was an engineering marvel for any supertall in 1970s.

[skipperBill]

10/10.

[Absolut355]

Absolutely amazing in person...almost crashed in DT Chicago traffic just staring at it! Awesome views from the observation decks as well...

[LANative]

9/10.

[Hecago]

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

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

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

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

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

[Eric Offereins]

9/10

[fish]

The Sears Tower will always be a perfect 10 for me.

[Facial]

This tower has unquestionable dominance of the 1970s. I have never seen it in person, but judging from the pictures it's probably better/bigger/taller/badder than anything here on the west coast.

[harvesterofsorrows]

This thing is awsome

[rolybling]

10/10 its absolutely stunning in the flesh. so so tall, I hurt my neck :( no I mean :)

[ChessLEE]

some corner looks pretty, some not..... i give 7/10 cos too many square make it looks simple but the height very amazing.... :)

[Scruffy88]

being from NYC, im supposed to hate it for taking the title away from the wtc. but you cant help but love such a strong building. with such a strong air about it. and jet black is cool.

10/10

[Assurbanipal]

Amazing! 9,5/10

[Giorgio]

Looks like a Column Graph! I like boxes!
8/10.

[USS Yankee]

A remarkable building with supreme presence. This classic belongs in the rarified echelon as one the world's best.

10/10

[Bisong]

dark and uninspiring also. the antennas makes it worse. 5/10

[Hecago]

dark and uninspiring also. the antennas makes it worse. 5/10

What do you mean by uninspiring?

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

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

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

[Eous]

I've never been a fan of this bldg. The color is dark and there are too many things sticking out of it. 7/10

[Hecago]

I've never been a fan of this bldg. The color is dark and there are too many things sticking out of it. 7/10

What Things?

[cmoonflyer]

Very cool building -9.5/10 - I rate !

[AndySocks]

Iconic, but ugly. 7.5

[DrasQue]

10/10

[marpa]

4,5/10

[alsen]

probably it's not USA's best building.i think Chrysler Building is better. 7/10

[willbig13]

It was the tallest building in the world for over 30 years. Not the most beautiful ever, but it is unique in it's bundled tower design. If you were standing on top of this building you would still be looking down at every other building on this list!!!

[Skyman]

America's best tower 10/10

[dżimi pejdż]

8/10

[gibbor]

Frankly speaking, I like the John Hancock Center much more and I don't think the Sears Tower is the most beatiful skyscraper in the United States. But it's still a remarkable building though and I can't imagine a Chicago skyline without it! :)

8.0

[Ydlar]

7/10...........................

[LAYZIEDOGG]

The best tower in USA I agree looks like they put 100 scrapers in one 10/10

[isola-man]

10 THE BEST

[oli4]

10/10 beautiful tower!!!

[forvine]

Awesome tower!

[London_guy]

9/10

[zee]

8/10

[thespiralup]

8.5/10

This building is a sentimental fave of mine... being a little guy and remembering the spot before it was built, my Dad taking me to the spot and telling me this is where the World's Tallest will be built. Downtown was a magical place for me.

Now, looking at the building today, I have to say that I was going to give it a 9 but some of the side profiles bother me... the thin top just looks odd when you look at it from the east or west. However when you look at it from an angle or from the other views... I love it. It is like our gian protecor. The sentinel over the city. And, when the sun shines on the windows or the top is lit up in a different color for the holidays or special events... it always looks too cool.

I think I should go back and give it that 9!

B

[eweezerinc]

Brilliant.

10/10

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

[garry67]

My favourite "scraper". Photos from my visit in September 2004.

http://i2.tinypic.com/11buohf.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/11bur8k.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/11buts1.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/11buv6x.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/11c3w41.jpg

[TallBox]

it is the definition of the word 'skyscraper'

[Woko]

There is no many 70's buildings that i will give 8.

[radiohead]

As my pompous college professor would say, this is an example of "banal architecture". I'll still give it a 7.5 for it's black color and it's presence.

[dennis7091]

9.5/10

[ZZ-II]

10/10, one of my favourite Towers in the world.

[l_czarny]

10/10 The best

[Erebus555]

Most towers dont have the effect on you where they seem to lok so big. Some look big on photos but tiny in real life. This looks big both ways. 9/10. A brilliant symbol of American engineering.

[Lares]

10/10!

[Tom Ace]

10/10.

First, anything lower than an 8 for a building that was once the tallest in the world is ridiculous. It deserves more respect for no other reason that that.

As for why I went ahead and gave it a 10. It's beautiful. It's unique. The set backs are great and one of a kind. I love the color. And it was the worlds tallest building for what, 20-25 years!

[mtt16]

9/10 huge & impressive

[The Forgotten Shadow]

Very powerful looking like JHC.. 10/10

[krull]

a good 10.

[sojourner truth ™]

One of my favorite scrapers...
9.5/10

[Le Master]

This building is a bloody monster. Seeing comparisons of the 5 tallest buildings in the world, this one just seems like the papa of them all. It really emits a powerful, dominating feeling I don't get out of any other building.

[virarch]

4/10

unsatisfactory. whenever a building looks worse than a retangular box with the same exterior, it's unsatisfactory.

[broadie]

9/10

[mannix_10]

10/10

[gutooo]

10/10

[Chatt10]

The infamous Sears tower........... what height and I like the architecture to but the black glass really....to me its what sets it off......besides the john hancock center you dont see many like it

[Dreamlıneя]

I love ths Sears Tower!! 10 ;)

[Pastman]

9.5/10

[RON con soda]

Impressive and super tall 10/10

[cffuny]

10/10

[ZZ-II]

the best ever, together with the old Twins in NY and the Aon Center.

[FullMetalCity]

10/10

This Building Has The Tallest Roof In The World
It Deserves More Respect

[kamilo rxn]

10/10 :master::master::master::master::master: amazing

[Pelha]

8.5/10

[Daireon]

Just outstanding, 10/10!!!!!

[bjoerna]

one of the top 5 bulidings of the world 10/10

top design

[Nicholas.Navarro]

It's been my favorite skyscraper since I could remember and will always remain my top favorite skyscraper 10/10

[kirby21]

9 / 10

[bob rulz]

9/10

I really love the way the setbacks are done. The main downside is that it still has too many qualities of those ugly boxes typical for the time period. The antennae at the top are also annoying.

[ZZ-II]

the setbacks are very easy ^^

[Very Controversial]

8/10

[Orienthai]

9.5/10

[Alweron]

The design isn't the best of all, but it works well. Those boxes fits well and the antennas finish the nice look. Especially when they glow in blue when it's dark (do they really??) That is one of the have-to-see buildings.

[AhChuan]

Ermm.....nice looking building. Sears Tower has recorded as the world tallest tower. So...i give it 8/10.

[harvesterofsorrows]

The design isn't the best of all, but it works well. Those boxes fits well and the antennas finish the nice look. Especially when they glow in blue when it's dark (do they really??) That is one of the have-to-see buildings.

Diffrent colors for diffrent holiday seasons (I.E. Green/red for christmas or blue/red for independance week)

[greyconcrete]

The height is good but I don't like anything else about it. It looks like a set of large boxes connected together and it just doesn't look right to me. 5.5/10

[redbaron_012]

I wish people could see more scale diagrams of the world's tallest towers and you would see that Sears is by far the tallest in real terms....it just looks the tallest standing side by side with any other building in the world. This spire, antenna, spike stuff just confuses the issue. Ok the Chrysler building's spire is part of the building.....you could argue that the Empire State above the observation deck could be looked as an add-on.....I would hate to see it without it's mast ! Even Sears and john Hancock's masts finish off those buildings but the roof height of Sears is Awsome ! Another building I enjoyed visiting in 2000 !

[Chinky Orz]

Can't say I like the structure too much, seems oogly to me, only the colors and height are good about this building

[Ari Gold]

A Tower of Strength. Very American.

9

[SactoSpam]

America's bad boy - 9.5/10

[creil]

I live on the northwest side of town. There's nothing like watching the reflection of the sunset off of this tower on a clear evening. The building just comes alive. I truly feel lucky to have that kind of view.

If any of you ever visit the lovely city of Chicago, take one of the river architecture tours. Most of the boats turn around right at the base of Sears. An amazing site as it reveals itself from behind the riverside buildings that block it for most of the tour.

I gave it a 9. Hometown pride probably accounts for a couple of those points.

[megatower]

does anybody have any construction pic's of the foundation

[megatower]

does anybody have any construction pic's of the foundation, please post them i would really appreciate it

[megatower]

I'm guessing no body has pic's of the foundation of the sears tower

[great184]

I wish people could see more scale diagrams of the world's tallest towers and you would see that Sears is by far the tallest in real terms....it just looks the tallest standing side by side with any other building in the world. This spire, antenna, spike stuff just confuses the issue. Ok the Chrysler building's spire is part of the building.....you could argue that the Empire State above the observation deck could be looked as an add-on.....I would hate to see it without it's mast ! Even Sears and john Hancock's masts finish off those buildings but the roof height of Sears is Awsome ! Another building I enjoyed visiting in 2000 !

Masts are as much a part of the building as with any other of the building's features. C'mon could you imagine it without its spires! :bash: :nuts: Utter Heresy hehe

[Brendan]

Not really anything interesting at all! No offense but this is one of the most overrated buildings I have come across.

A few black boxes ontop of each other.

6.5

[redbaron_012]

Masts are as much a part of the building as with any other of the building's features. C'mon could you imagine it without its spires! :bash: :nuts: Utter Heresy hehe
Yes i agree the masts on Sears look part of it....The point I meant was even if you don't count the masts, the building to roof is way the highest in the world if you compare scaled profiles lined up. The fact Taipei 101 is taller but Sears is shear office floors (except for the observation deck and plant rooms) all the way!

[futureproof]

you can´t under rate history of skyscrapers at all

really powerful looking building

9.5

[Mr. Maciek]

my all time favorite... a magnificant skyscraper in a magnificant skyline.. 10/10 hands down for me

[Losterin]

8.5/10

Very nice building :)

[artech21]

0 / 10

No artistic value. Should have never been built.

[Wilq]

I don't like it, but for many years was the highest skyscraper. 7/10

[FloridaFuture]

very powerful though its not my favorite
8.5/10

[harvesterofsorrows]

As if any of Florida's had any...

[MDguy]

0 / 10

No artistic value. Should have never been built.

Can you imagen this building not in the skyline? If it were never built chicago wouldn't look very good. It is good it was built. a symbol and icon of america. If you gave it a 0/10, you don't know what a skyscaper is, or you just don't know anything about one

[MelboyPete]

8.5 for its massive height.

[Jamandell (d69)]

I've never really liked the Sears Tower...personally I find it too blocky, and I hate all black looking buildings, for me black cladding is horrible. The height is impressive of course...but that shouldn't be a factor in deciding if something is good architecture.

6/10

[Nikom]

http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/2994/imagem047uk4.jpg

http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/631/imagem183qp4.jpg

:okay: ;)

[Piotr-Stettin]

9,5/10 :)

[artech21]

Can you imagen this building not in the skyline? If it were never built chicago wouldn't look very good. It is good it was built. a symbol and icon of america. If you gave it a 0/10, you don't know what a skyscaper is, or you just don't know anything about one

Architecture is an art form, an artistic endeavor in which height in and of itself is meaningless.

Only ignorant amateurs would rate buildings based on height.

[Ydlar]

it looks good on a skyline, though not on some angles..

8/10.

[Rizzato]

Basically I see the Bank of China tower in HK as a modernized version of this awesome structure.

10/10

[vincent young]

I wish they would remove those ugly spires/antennas.

5 / 10

[vincent young]

Basically I see the Bank of China tower in HK as a modernized version of this awesome structure.

10/10

That's just absurd. The two have nothing in common.

The Sears tower is nothing more than a bundle of plain, simple boxes of different heights. Other than a somewhat unique color, there's not much of a design about it. "Elegance" is not a word you could use with this building.

BOC HK is a perfect example of an elegant building. It's different from the Sear tower in almost every aspect, even in structural support.

You're entitled to your opinions but rating the Sear tower (a bundle of boxes) a perfect 10/10 is simply stupid.

[tigerboy]

It's not my favourite building, not even my favourite Chicago building but it is the tallest and arguably most iconic feature in what many regard as the finest skyline in the world so for that alone it deserves a 9

[MDguy]

Architecture is an art form, an artistic endeavor in which height in and of itself is meaningless.

Only ignorant amateurs would rate buildings based on height.

but I didn't rate it on height. if it were just a plain box, it would get a 3 or less from me. But height isn't meaningless imo. But i think I went overboard when I said if you rated it 0/10 you don't know anything about a skyscraper and you don't know what one is. sorry about that. I apoplogize to anyone that was possible offended

[Taller, Better]

That's just absurd. The two have nothing in common.

The Sears tower is nothing more than a bundle of plain, simple boxes of different heights. Other than a somewhat unique color, there's not much of a design about it. "Elegance" is not a word you could use with this building.

BOC HK is a perfect example of an elegant building. It's different from the Sear tower in almost every aspect, even in structural support.

You're entitled to your opinions but rating the Sear tower (a bundle of boxes) a perfect 10/10 is simply stupid.


I'd take the Sears Tower over the BOC any day of the week.

[tigerboy]

I'd take the Sears Tower over the BOC any day of the week.

Each man has his preferences and you are entitled to prefer the Sears but may I suggest that objectively the vast majority would prefer the BoC in HK which is both massively tall and impressive and also aesthetically bright and beautiful.

The BoC adds to the HK skyline much more than just sheer size. The fabulous skyline would be less beautiful without it. On the other hand the Chicago skyline would lose size and be less monumentally impressive with the ST but would not lose beauty.

[Maxim98]

That's just absurd. The two have nothing in common.

The Sears tower is nothing more than a bundle of plain, simple boxes of different heights. Other than a somewhat unique color, there's not much of a design about it. "Elegance" is not a word you could use with this building.

BOC HK is a perfect example of an elegant building. It's different from the Sear tower in almost every aspect, even in structural support.

You're entitled to your opinions but rating the Sear tower (a bundle of boxes) a perfect 10/10 is simply stupid.

:ohno:

Some people...

[Rizzato]

That's just absurd. The two have nothing in common.

The Sears tower is nothing more than a bundle of plain, simple boxes of different heights. Other than a somewhat unique color, there's not much of a design about it. "Elegance" is not a word you could use with this building.

BOC HK is a perfect example of an elegant building. It's different from the Sear tower in almost every aspect, even in structural support.

You're entitled to your opinions but rating the Sear tower (a bundle of boxes) a perfect 10/10 is simply stupid.

ay yo buddy. I dont rate a building based on the structure itself, but on how it looks. And to me the Sears tower looks like a 10/10...chump.
thats the great thing about architecture...to some its just boxes and shapes, to others its power and grace.

[erbsenzaehler]

9/10 :)

It's a lil bit old, but for its time this is still an upsetting scraper, I like it! =)

[Woolie]

A classic. Too industrial looking. There are better skyscrapers in Chicago. 8.0/10

[arlekin_m]

beatiful, impressive... it's dizzying when you look up to the top from street level... 10

[Krzyżak]

9,5/10

[lbjeffries]

It's not my favourite building, not even my favourite Chicago building but it is the tallest and arguably most iconic feature in what many regard as the finest skyline in the world so for that alone it deserves a 9

You rated the Sears Tower above the Chrysler Building. Are you really that stupid?

[Brendan]

What I don't get is how people rate nine big fat ugly boxes as a 7 or above.

[[Jmlr]]

5/10

[Leeigh]

awesome building..Sears sorta lead the way to modern tierd buildings, very neat but not too fond of the boxyness of the building BUT the size makes up for it and Sears tower definitely the crown jewel of Chicago skyline, super photogenic and anchored the city well.

[doria]

10....huge, a perfect skyline!

[Penhorn]

10/10.

I see this thread is attracting the same groups of people the TD Centre's thread did - "too boxy", "no artistic value". Maybe we should add tassles?

[kamil.bukowski]

One of fairest building in the world. Simple architecture but still beautiful :D

[Chitowner245]

Form FOLLOWS function, and this building is big, tall, and awe-inspiring. There are certainly better skyscrapers within chicago, but ST is phenomenal. 9/10.

[(((myx)))]

10. wonderful!

[skyscraper_1]

10! It is really representive of the style of architecture in the mid-late twenth century(just on a much large scale)

[ZZ-II]

You rated the Sears Tower above the Chrysler Building. Are you really that stupid?

let him vote like he want!!

[Jules]

You rated the Sears Tower above the Chrysler Building. Are you really that stupid?

I love the Chrysler Building too man, but can you respect anyone's opinion?

[hans gruber]

3 /10

It's just a stack of ugly boxes.

[poshbakerloo]

aarrrrggg its BLACK i cant stand BLACK skyscrapers! but having set that i gave it 8/10 becuase i love the shape and the height and think that exept for the colour it looks great! maybe they could change the glass to silver tinted.

[ZZ-II]

I love the Chrysler Building too man, but can you respect anyone's opinion?

i'd also voted sears above Chrysler Building.

[Jax419]

^^ me too 10/10 from me!

[Barry_Hulk]

What can be said, amazing building! Period. A bunch of boxes stacked into something that looks different from all angles. It's so massive in size (not only height) that it really doesn't look that tall at all when close to it in person. That of course changes once you get a little further from it, and you can see how tall it really is!

It fits Chicago perfectly. It looks like something that could kick ass like Dick Butkus, or has an attitude like Mike Ditka...

[imani]

4 / 10

nothing special. just rectangluar blocks.

[CULWULLA]

for anyone interested in sears compared to burj dubai
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3097/burjdubailargelevationsvm2.jpg

[EnDleSsWaLtZ]

The Sears Tower is a building that has power to make you dizzy when you look up at it. Chicagoans and especially tourists go nuts taking hundreds of pictures down on street level. I've seen people step into traffic just to get the "right" shot of the tower. The Sears Tower has the power to make people stop what there doing for just a few seconds just to look up at the tower. Everyone that has been to Chicago knows that it's on hell of an eye catcher! 10/10

[FastFerrari]

This building has been here since 1974 and is still the 3rd tallest in the world! But still holding the record for highest occupied floor level. A crazy and unusual design that no one will forget.

9.5

[ZZ-II]

love it.

"But still holding the record for highest occupied floor level"

not long and BD will break this record

[pistrix]

I like the form of this tower, but those double antennas have got to be taken down. 9/10.

[Alibaba]

I knew of this building when i was a little boy
It is grand, strong and confidence.
Black is my favourite colour and Chicago is one my top US cities that I like
8.5 from me now...
back then in 70s - i would have given 9.5

[jodie mitchell]

2 / 10

No real design involved in my opinion. It was the result of requirement for an economical and functional building.

[sumting wong]

3 / 10

[Gators Rule]

2 / 10

No real design involved in my opinion. It was the result of requirement for an economical and functional building.

That's a succinct summary.

2 / 10.

[IsaRic]

lol

2? 3? u make me laugh...


Sears Tower - 10/10

[Gators Rule]

lol

2? 3? u make me laugh...


Sears Tower - 10/10

Why am I not surprised. I've seen your so-called modern furniture designs. Many furnitures stores here even name themselves 'Copenhagen' or something like that. You guys love spartan boxes and sharp corners. Cheap materials and easy assembly. Not comfortable to look at or sit in but with a pretentious 'Northern European' label and you guys charge exorbitant prices for those junks. Too bad there seem to be enough dopes in the states to make your cheap looking furnitures sell.

[IsaRic]

Why am I not surprised. I've seen your so-called modern furniture designs. Many furnitures stores here even name themselves 'Copenhagen' or something like that. You guys love spartan boxes and sharp corners. Cheap materials and easy assembly. Not comfortable to look at or sit in but with a pretentious 'Northern European' label and you guys charge exorbitant prices for those junks. Too bad there seem to be enough dopes in the states to make your cheap looking furnitures sell.

dude, i dont give a flying squat.

furniture? lol...

:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Eureka!]

wth!??? Those trolls are really sad wasting away their life. They make more accounts so they can agree with themselves as noone else will.

Anyway the sears tower is a classic. Simple, tall, elegant. Imposing too. 9.5/10

[skyscraperboy]

10....huge, a perfect skyline!


:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sentient Seas]

I love how dark it looks... like some unholy monolith...

[SNT1]

I like how da sears is still the standard of super-duper talls, and is more compared to burj than T101. If T101 didnt have the title no one would compare it to BD, like how no one compares Petronas to current U/C WTBs. WHile, Sears is still being compared to the lot of them.

[MDguy]

3 /10

It's just a stack of ugly boxes.

can you please explain what is ugly about them (the "stack of ugly boxes")?

Anyway, I love this tower. Awsome structure! 10/10 :D

[Brendan]

Where do we start?

It's a chunky stack of boxes, and it has no colour either. The majority of the people who give it over 6 are from Chicago or the USA.

[gladisimo]

attractiveness is highly subjective, isn't it?

i happen to love Sears, its a fantastic looking thing, black and solemn, it looks like it means business :)