John Hancock Center
Chicago, USA

HEIGHT: 344m/1,127 feet
FLOORS: 100 floors
COMPLETION: 1969
ARCHITECT: Skidmore, Owings & Merril (SOM)

Situated on prestigious North Michigan Avenue, the 100-story, 2.8 million square feet (260,000 square meters) multi-use complex includes 711 apartment units, ranging from efficiencies to four-bedroom luxury residences; 812,000 square feet of office space; and 300,000 square feet of commercial entrance lobbies. Restaurants, health clubs, a swimming pool and ice skating rink, and a transmitter for Chicago's major television stations are other features of "Big John".

The tapered form of the tower developed from programmatic and structural requirements. Commercial spaces occupy the base of the tower while parking, office, and residential zones rise above. Steel exterior columns and spandrel beams create a structural tube that is reinforced by clearly articulated diagonal steel members and structural floors that meet those diagonals and corner columns. No high-strength steel has been used, allowing less than thirty pounds of steel to support each square foot of floor area. The total result is a simple and highly efficient system for a structure of this height. The building is clad in black aluminum accented with bronze, glare-reducing glass, and bronze-colored aluminum window frames; public spaces feature travertine marble and dark granite.

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8/10. I like it but the shortened antenna looks like crap.

9/10

I love its shape, size and colour. The cross-bracing really make it very original. The antennae dont really bother me. This is just such a BIG thing!

Perhaps they are repairing the antenna?


Either way, I give it an 8.5/10

yes, j-house. y'all can go ahead and change your votes, the antena thing is temporary, not a permanent change. according to skyscrapers.com editor tom-in-chicago, the missing piece of the eastern antena will be replaced by a new one at some point in the not too distant future.

for those who have yet to vote, don't let the antena thing alter your vote, it is just temporary.



and of course i give it a 10/10, perhaps one of the most brilliant examples of exposed structural system as bold design gesture, right up there with the bank of china, or maybe i just have some strange and weird affinity for "x"s.

10/10

I remember first reading about this in a National Geographic magazine a long time ago and it's always captured my interest. My fave in Chicago...9/10

amazing tower . . i heard its gonna be on the Illinois quarter!! 9/10

7 / 10

nice but not good enough

5/10

If this building had a twin it would have better represented the U.S's power by being our WTC!



9.5/10!

The slanting walls of the building are good, but the antenna and colour of the building could use improvements.

8/10

I'm not a footballer, but I feel a strong urge to kick a goal between those antennas.

Gets bonus marks for age & GENUINE height. 9/10 - I'd give it a 10 if it werent for the abysmal concrete neighbour.

i like it especially the double spire 8/10

good but not the best. 7.5/10

Very good. Fits Chicago Well. 9/10

A Chicagoan masterpiece:

9

Just out of interest i.e. FYI, Skidmore Owings & Merrill were consultants and were involved with the design of 140 William St (BHP House) in Melbourne circa 1968; the inluences in its design are apparent eg. Cross bracing, black glass. It was completed around the same time the John Hancock Center had been.

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/0/0/2/im/pi002046.jpg

8, I love it, for a reason similar to that of museumb's post above, similar designs, and 140 william is just an absolute classic in Melbourne ;)

tays

5, its OK

I love this building and it's exposed structural might it displays on the Chicago skyline. I adore the article National Geographic magazine once did on the lives of people living inside the building back in either the late eighties or early nineties - whenever. There's a lot of pride with this building!

9.

Masterful really. Would get a 10 from me if it not for the ugly red/white antennas. That's the FAA for you!

9.5/10

If you are looking just at apperience this building is boring to look at.

I gave it a 6.0

8/10 - Big John manages to get beyond the box with the X bracings and the tapered shape - not to mention proud, soaring height - I've been there, and the view from the observation deck is awesome. And there's a great restaurant just a floor or two below...:eat: The sunken plaza on the west side works well, too.

this is a classic in American architecture...a one of a kind & recognizable around the world...the design is brutal with it's X bracing but manages to overcome that....it is an amazing piece of architecture...9.5/10.

a great landmark , would be better without those ugly antennas !!

very impressive
the hancock building is one of my favourites!
9.5/10

10 !!
my most favorite scraper on the planet !

I've been to the top of this building 2 times. This is my
favorite from Chicago. I think the view from here is better
than the Sears Tower. What a great Chicago landmark.

The Hancock Center is one of my classical favorite skyscrapers. Much better looking then the Sears Tower or the Amoco Building, I'm sure that a good deal of Chicagoans must be proud of their achievement...

8.5

Big and dominating.Compliments Sears well.

its ok but nothing exciting...6/10

*SIGH!*

I miss the old days, when the antennae were symmetrical...and no matter how ugly it is, it is huge, it is tall, and I would give a lot of things to live on the <b>92nd floor of a building</b>!

10/10

It doesn't get much better than this. It is massive and powerfull, yet it is so simple. The antennas are great. Very impressive in person and it defines Chicago.

Very impressive! but this is cold & dark ligths,texture,& form! : 6

A great landmark for chicago! :okay: It truly is
9.0/10

Funny this tower either is loved or hated... And i'm one of the people who love it, just don't understand how people can find it boring. One of my faves 10

i give high merits to buildings that serve as landmarks. when you see them, u associate them with the city. this one is a good landmark!
9/10!

Naw. Somehow I can't get excited about this putative beauty at all. The antennae are ridiculous whether of even length or not, and to me the whole thing gives a somber, austere impression.

A kind 6.5

I only gave it a 8.5/10 cuz they didn't build it any taller...other than that it's a classic!

9/10. I love X bracing. Just an awesom tower.

Just so everyone knows, the antennae are the same length again now.

When other buildings gets compared to one single building, this building ought to be a class of its own. Well this is one of it. An 8/10. :)

9 Extremely distinctive building... brilliant for a residential... black and beautiful

Nice, the fact that it's residential makes it more interesting.

I really don't know.. One moment I like this scraper one moment I hate it.. Kinda like a love-hate relationship i guess.. :bash: Anyways, I find the tapered shape of the building very unique.. Together with the X braces and black looking cladding it's got even more character.. :) It's one of it's kind in the world.. Very orginal looking :D

9/10

I had to give it a 10. Here are my photos of the tower:

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/6080/1373im002463b.jpg

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/6080/1373im002460.jpg

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/6080/1373chicago28.jpg

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/6080/1373chicago14.jpg

When I look at john Hancock Centre, It's like realizing the tales from the global skyscraper architecture...This Black-gorgeous shaped building is the greatestly greatest.....My all-time favorite...10/10

9/10...One of, if not the best black building in the world. I love the X design going through the building, the sun shines on it nice sometimes too. I took points off because of the antennas, red and white antennas for a black skyscraper? Not working.

I love black boxy monolithic bldgs! 9/10

Amazing.9.5/10

My pics:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid66/p88ce4bed49c4669e47b0965654814610/fbdc8044.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid66/p12ac03438f4e9a726f0eb6ff6bfe2e98/fbdc803a.jpg
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tall, dark, menacing future...cue vangellis theme tune from the blade runner movie!! 10/10

I like this building, 8/10

9.5.

On of my favorite skyscrapers. I've always thought it looked sort of cute.

Very beatiful skyscraper

9/10

Originally posted by savethewtc

9/10...One of, if not the best black building in the world. I love the X design going through the building, the sun shines on it nice sometimes too. I took points off because of the antennas, red and white antennas for a black skyscraper? Not working.
they're not red & white anymore



Although many people I've talked to miss the old red & white antennae... very distinctive. Red, white & black go together well enough, I think. Those where the colors of the old German Reich flag, for one..

Simple, black, classic.

Originally posted by deep sea buildings

tall, dark, menacing future...cue vangellis theme tune from the blade runner movie!! 10/10

lol

What a great building......9

pure 10, the x bracing is awesome and so is the shape, unbelieveable in person! :cheers:

damn. another one of those scrapers i rated but i never replied:bleep:


anyways, i would rate it a 8/10 right now. it's one of Chicago's landmarks. i am amazed of that x's going up the building. great engineering masterpiece

9.5/10

A massive, black skyscraper. Just amazing.

a classic masterpiece...9/10

10/10 :cheers: no explanation.

Originally posted by enzo

Masterful really. Would get a 10 from me if it not for the ugly red/white antennas. That's the FAA for you!

9.5/10
The antennas are one of the best parts of the building. ANd its NOT a box! 10/10
My second favorite (after Sears).

9.5/10

What kind of idiot gives this tower a <3 ????. :ohno:

It's almost a legend, Chicago wihout "big john" isn't Chicago.

Very nice tower
9.5/10

A Masterpiece Of The Modern Skyscrapers ! :) 10/10 ! :)

9/10

Great picture of this building:

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files_transfer/6/2003/08/214935.jpg

This buliding commands respect! Looks great and i love the antennas!!! 9.5/10

Awesome building, I love it 9.5/10

10/10

9.5/10


I really like this one.

7.5/10
Nice tower but it could have been better.

Struts are it major feature with all the cross sections so there is always a strong control over the direction your eyes follow when you look at it
8

Easily a 10. And pay no attention to my name, because I'm not biased at all. :-)

But really, how can anyone with any taste give it anything less than an 8? I can't think of any building that achieves its level of efficiency and economy in so many aspects: aesthetically, structurally, programatically -- satisfying requirements simultaneously in all these aspects with the same architectural elements.

The cross bracing provides strength with minimal steel requirements, while simultaneously being one of the most distinctive architectural elements on any skyscraper: projecting a muscular image of sturdiness, and at the same time leading the eye up the structure as it soars into the sky.

The tapering profile projects an image of structural stability, yet slenderizes the massive structure into one of the more graceful supertalls. Simultaneously, the taper makes for an efficient satisfaction of mixed use requirements, with smaller floor plates appropriate for residential levels above the larger floor plates suitable for commercial levels.

The JHC has so much structural strength at so little cost, and so much visual interest with out execessive, forced decoration/ornamentation; an economy of expression lacking in so many buildings -- and unfortunately in this post as well.

The nearly 12% of the voters who gave this <= to a 3 are morons.

Originally posted by manx_bkk

7.5/10
Nice tower but it could have been better.
yeah, I'm sure you could have made it better

Originally posted by Chi-town

they're not red & white anymore



Although many people I've talked to miss the old red & white antennae... very distinctive. Red, white & black go together well enough, I think. Those where the colors of the old German Reich flag, for one..
Yes, JHC white and red were famous, why did they switch to white?

7/10

10/10

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/554/3572jhc-1.jpg

10/10 one of my favorites.Top 10 in the world.

:D :D :D :D :D :colgate: :colgate: :colgate: :colgate: :D :D :D :D :D

10/10 :master: The John Hancock looks so Magnificent and Bold in the Skyline.

http://www.statronics.com/IBM-OTG-Chicago/albums/IBM,-Chicago-Downtown/aac.sized.jpg

the skyscraper is better of distant spot, do not like the antennas 7,5/10

8/10. A big fan of "Big John"

http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi26
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi261
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi544
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi501

once again, the color is the main problem. 7.5/10

Thats a cool building, I like the way the shape coorelates with the building nearby

one of the worst design i ever encounter in my opinion. 5/10

the trapizopidal shape really helped to keep this one from being too boring or bulky. definitely a good chitown landmark, but i feel it's a bit too overrated, compared to the attention big stan gets.

in some of the pics, the steel facade looks somewhat aged. does the building really look like that close up?

8

I love the John Hancock Center, its one of my favourite buildings.10/10

Big Bold and Beautiful. Another Monster with height.

9.0/10

8/10

its nice but it doesn't look inviting

8.5

Better than Sears.

I love the steel exterior columns and diagonal beams - they give a sense of tremendous rigidity and strength.

8.5

If the antennas were even I would give it a 10!!!

7/10

10/10
One of the tallest and best in the world. I especially like the Xs.

9/10

My favorite in Chicago. I like the trapezoidal prism shape, really makes it fit in with anything, especially its local cluster. Nice combo with the sears tower, makes the skyline a touch menacing. Like the x shpaed bracing, and I miss the old atenae, or maybe I am just nostalgic. Still a master piece of black glass.

7/10 :cheers:

3 the most overrated building

9/10

10
I know it's not everybody's favorite but I love this bldg. First time I saw this monster I was maybe 4-6 and I just thought how amazing..... wondered why every city didn't have one like that. A classic..... simple and bold yet an example of ingeniuity at its best. It's just my style of bldg :)

Boxes don't come any better. I love the X design. One of Chicago's best.

One of the few really good looking buildings to come out of the modern period. 9.

Excellent architecture. 9/10. This would be better looking in Tokyo in my opinion.

I don't know whether he's very beautiful and I don't even care, but I love Big John like a brother. 10/10.

like this one more than sears tower! love it! 8.5

3 the most overrated building

I dont think people that just go through cities they hate should have any pull in this. I think someone brok silverlakes heart in Chicago. Anywho I give it a 7...=)

Lol, Exactly!!!

Agressive, masculine looking. The Xs and twin goalpost antennae are iconic. 8/10.

No comment: 10/10!

10/10. Sears Tower's cousin has its own style. I'm glad those cross steel bars keep John Hancock standing when excessive steel weight wasn't necessary. And the best views of Lake Michigan that are often blocked by Hancock itself viewed from Sears. Good thing it is residential too: if I had a million dollars and hate sprawling mansions, I would buy an apartment in this one. This is the other building in Chi-Town other buildings bow down to.

Mint i really like this one of the best 10/10

7/10
Seems a little uninspired to me.

Truly amazing 9.5/10

strange shape & dull black facade .... 6/10

10/10...i just can't stop loving it

i took these ones in july this year :happy:

The first photo i took of a skyscraper in my trip...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pd86d1d95cfc909926bb3f868010f7eab/f5d61535.jpg
well this one was the very first...from a cab going to my uncles flat
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p47b07c4900e0a26259c66d7d3c559fb9/f5d6152d.jpg
i couldn't cope with emotion
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p10a4a139bab97b0fa083080b0aa2551b/f5d6154e.jpg
tremble to the power of the Xs
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pc03dc910a8da100941ed0101894402fd/f5d6153d.jpg
yeah...JHC is THE skyscraper
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pe1c02634c0f660cda12d3a9758f1cf78/f5d61541.jpg
jus' from below
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p112fd6f038d9756c2194fd147c1c4fdf/f5d6153b.jpg
JHC= Power
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pcf0fbdf4529f77928df8a70162ea6c8d/f5d61550.jpg
probably the best photograph i've ever taken of a building..taken from the street
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p937ae44b3db55de30900280984982d36/f5d61552.jpg
from the beach
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p56538feac65d722607f5be35d7e46061/f5d6154d.jpg
forget sears...hancock is here to rule
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pa1efa6a4ea4075142911e9590a5e8e75/f5d6153f.jpg
yeah...and it won't move
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p40ea7e81c2278b0d55920ad93420ad63/f5d61531.jpg
i love it's slim angle...its better
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pdda1305ba1153e717eb1ab905f6899af/f5d61549.jpg
From the pedestrian side at LSD
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p38a1a1088e17b3362f576396cd83ef5e/f5d61539.jpg
rrrr rrrr....if JHC was a monster...i would run...really
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p8cef295e85d91d917f1b278a490a1dc8/f5d6152a.jpg
and to end...a sunset :)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p82acecbaf1295e6ac0c966507f8cc556/f5d61525.jpg

This is LEGEND 9/10

10/10

My favourite skyscraper in the world. I love color, shape, those 'X', simplicity, just everything. 10

In terms of height, its stunning - and those residential floors stacked up make it look titanic, but I'm not overly keen on the taper, and the x braces detract from the horizontal lines of the floors. Still, great building 8/10

It's,OK,8/10

Great stuff. 9/10

always been one of my favorites and still is.

One of Chicago's best! 9.5/10, and very well deserving of it too. :)

WONDERFUL.... 10 Points.....!

:)

8/10

8.5/10

7....

My all time favorite American tower. 10/10

One of my favourate skyscrapers, and so bold! 9.5/10

I am luvin it.10

Very Sear Tower-like. 8/10

The most personality of any skyscraper in Chicago. A 9.5/10 from me.

I been to this 95th floor buffet many times, this building provide a great view of chicago..

I don't like dark skyscrapers but this one is really great. Only antennas could be better... 9/10

Probably my favourite Chicago Skyscraper 10/10

Outstanding skyscraper 9/10

very nice tower. the tower is from the same architect as the sears tower, they're dominating Chicago's skyline!:)

9/10!

Among my favourites, a stylish and easily recognizable building

9/10

5/10...ugly building. and design..the antenna makes it worse....

5/10...ugly building. and design..the antenna makes it worse....

You are oogly because you don't realize when this tower was built. It was cutting edge technology at the time small one.

I love the faboulous design 9.5/10

A rare photo of the tower under construction, in the late 60s:

http://my.fit.edu/~rosiene/1965som.jpg

An outstanding building, especially in person. It's staggeringly large even on the Chicago skyline. I don't like dark towers either, but this has a monolithic feel that only a few architects would even have the guts and talent to try. And, it's one of the most recognizable buildings in the USA.

9.5/10

An impressive building ^^
manages to get out of the boxy style and actually do something interesting with black color.
The antennas are not helping, though.
7.

3^ WOW! interesting construction, but errrrr, it looks like a skeleton... those floor plates are tiny :( 8/10

3^ WOW! interesting construction, but errrrr, it looks like a skeleton... those floor plates are tiny :( 8/10

You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but if you're referring to the floor plates at the top, it may interest you to know that the reason for the tapering form of the building is so the lower floors could house offices, while the upper, smaller floors could house apartments. This mix of uses is still in operation today in this building, and of course in countless others now too and was quite revolutionary when the Hancock was built in 1968.

^^tiny floorplates? JHC has massive amounts of space.
a small comparison
JHC 260,000 sq meters of space
2IFC- 185,000 sq meters
Bank of China- 135,000 sq meters

7.5/10

7.5

It's tall, and unique looking too, it looks like 3 large black crates placed on one another, lol! But it's not bad 7.5/10.

10/10
A classic and original 60's building.

if you don`t like this one you have a strange taste.

10 :)

10/10

What an elegant, gleaming, wonderful work of pure art is this building. This is more than a building....this is pride. Oh my god I could write a 3 page essay about the appreciation and emotion I feel when I stand under this symbol of America. But I wont.

9.5

(I dont think any building is perfect, but if God himself were to endorse his approval on a structure, it would be this one.)

10/10 Perfect. Thanks Fazlur Kahn.

Simply amazing...

A classic. 8.5/10.

9/10 love its shape

not exciting .. just like Sears towers... usual to Chicago skyscrapers.

i like how this building is so big! It looks very cool and different

10/10

one of my favourite..

10

Don't like it. 4.5/10.

:drool: 9.5/10

10/10

8/10

The ugliest skyscraper ive ever seen in my life and also sears tower

8/10

"Don't like it. 4.5/10."

Are you determined to make a fool out of yourself with every one of these?

8.5/10

A great symbol for Chicago, nice pyramidal style but poor facade.
9/10

9. Great. I like the way how the sides slant.

9!

9.5

One of the best.

nice tall building
7.5

8/10 best in chicago

8.5/10. Great building - it's just so brutally massive. Like Sears I think the antennae are an important part of the buildings appeal, as is the shape - if it didn't taper towards the top it would be a very ordinary skyscraper IMO.

:) Truly a legend! 10/10

One of the few good buildings to come out of the era...

Another must love. Simple but elegant. 9.5

9/10

8,5/10

Sorry, but I thought this was an ugly building when I saw it as a kid, and the hideous thing hasn't gotten any better with age. Just a big, black monolith; about as inspiring as a tax audit.

Very Chicago

4/10 for design, extra point for height

10/10

9/10 for its strongness, beauty, charm and classy.

9.5/10.

what a great tower. 9/10

For some reason I just like this building A LOT.

9/10 because I think its looks better from a distance than up close.

9/10

pretty in black! 8.5/10

Nice scraper 9/10

7/10

6/10

I am sorry this building is ugly. 5/10

Everyone is going to hate me for this :bash: but I think this building exemplifies the souless architecture of the 1960s and 1970s. I find it forboding, an uninspired variation of black glass box that looks fearsome on the skyline, unlike most of Chicago's stunning and elegant high-rise architecture:)

Is height the attraction on this one? It's massive. Massive and ugly >(

Too bad the lovely city of Chicago is scarred by this behemouth on the skyline :eek2:

nm

It's not beatiful but it's certainly not ugly.

Obviously 10/10

8/10. Its nice, but im not a big fan of those cross braces. Facade could be a bit nicer too. But its tall and is shaped well

Hard to believe that building is closing in on 40, a timeless design. 8/10

The JHC is an evil skyscraper! I love it!

9/10

8.5/10

10/10. Classic.

Love the bar at the top - and the food's not bad too. Everyone likes a quick nibble at the top of the 'cock.

A very important part of skyscraper history 9/10

7,5/10 - better then Sears Tower

It gets a 10 for sure! A very dramatic building.

7/10

Mosntrous piece of great architecture. Nice aerials too 9.5/10

3/10 i hate this building

One of my favorite (if not THE favorite) buildings of all time. There are just too many great things going on with this building. The external bracing, aside from just looking amazingly cool, creates a texture for the building surface that is unmatched thus far in the skyscraper domain, hands down. In addition to the great texture, the color choice is absolutely perfect, truly something one has to see in person to appreciate; that incredible black. That ominous, immaculate, and menacing black. With it the building exudes class, elegance, and sheer power. The texture and the color combine in a way to give this building an absolutely impeccable finish. But what is a great finish without an equally great shape? Well luckily, the Hancock has one hell of a shape. The proportions created for this 100+ story monolith are flawless, with that subtle taper giving it incredible stance and authority. The twin white antenna complete the package to make this the perfect, unassailable brother to the Sears down the way.

9.5/10

9.5/10 My absolute favorite in Chicago. Its truly a piece of structural art

A clear 10/10

10/10 - I think this is the best scraper in Chicago

colour is very ugly... this building with a silver facade..would be amazing.

one of my all time favourites
just magnificent building

9.5/10

3/10 i hate this building


I HATE these type of responses from people. This is a discussion forum at least give reason as to what you don't like about it. Just saying a one liner is pointless or is he just trying to get a higher post rating. Give me a break "warnings"

hands down, this is a 10.. not just for looks, but for function..

the top half is condos! if you have the money, you can live in this supertall.. you cant say that with many others, (for now)..

hands down, this is a 10.. not just for looks, but for function..

the top half is condos! if you have the money, you can live in this supertall.. you cant say that with many others, (for now)..


Actually they are quite reasonable, if not cheap! A studio 500-650sq Feet starts at 170 and one bedrooms start at about 290-300 plus assesments. But for such a world renown building its cheaper than most people might expect.

this building is definately in my top 10

I HATE these type of responses from people. This is a discussion forum at least give reason as to what you don't like about it. Just saying a one liner is pointless or is he just trying to get a higher post rating. Give me a break "warnings"


I agree.

8/10 - Great height... awesome city.. but a bit dull imo ( but I would still kill to live in it ;) )

One of the classics ones 9/10 ;)

One of the great buildings in the world. Of course it gets a 10 from me.

8.5/10 there's nothing special about the look of this building except the height and those crossing diagonals, but for some reason i really like it.

one of the most identifiable buildings in N. America...8.5/10.

Love this building..the facade, the antennas, the shape, everything..Chicago just rocks in general for phenomenal skyscrapers!! 10/10

http://static.flickr.com/40/107780574_06f767a2af_o.jpg

Simply a 10/10 nothing less.

3/10

3/10

:eek2:

Like the frame work on the outside. Not very impressive at night.

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/sixwm/2006/01/427714.jpg

Just love this tower it's my one of the most favourite skyscraper in the world

8/10

9.5. A benchmark for modern architecture.

Confused by the trolling on Chicago buildings and the low ratings.

Gotta love this monolith.

9.0

8/10

This is one of my favorite skyscrapers. It's tall, unique and looks really impressive. I think the antennas make this building even more distinctive. But without them it would still be one awesome construction though.

9.0

It is one of the World's Greatest Buildings.

really like this tower ,his colour ,design ,spires and location makes it a one of the 10 best in America 9/10

10/10 ...one of my favorite skyscrapers. Something about the shape of it is really pleasing to my eyes. I love how it tapers as it gets higher, it seems to taper at just the right angle. Plus I like the X-bracing, the black color, and the two antannea.. all bonus.

Impressive!

8/10

9/10

Boring, ugly base and I don't like the way in which the elvation was made..Antenas gives an impression that it is a big cocroach standing on its legs :/ Bleee 3/10

one of the rare 60's building that i like. 9/10

8/10

9.5/10 great tower, really fantastic

8.5

I love how it stands out from the rest of the skyline around it, but it looks very strange at night in my opinion.