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The Willis Tower
By Miles van Bork
The Giant of Chicago
 Height: 527 meters (bottom to tip)
 108 stories
 Taller than World Trade Center
 Shorter than The Petronas Twin Towers
 104 elevators/lifts
 2nd tallest building in USA
History
 Built in 1973
 Designed by Bruce Graham and Fazlur Rahman Kahn
 Built in Chicago, Illinois
 Height lowered by the Federal Aviation Administration
The skydeck
 Located on 103rd floor
 Glass balcony
 Can see Lake Michigan and part of Indiana from skydeck
Broadcasting
 Broadcasts radio and tv stations
 Broadcasts NOAA Weather Station
 Used to broadcast Disney-abc
About Bruce Graham
 Columbian architect
 Born December 1,1925
 Graduated from University of Pennsylvania
 Died March 6, 2010
About Falzur Kahn
 Born April 3, 1929 in Bangladesh
 Died March 27, 1982
 Graduated from University of Dhaka
 Engineer
Resources for this Project
 Wikipedia
 Willistower.com
 Google

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Willis tower presentation

  • 1. The Willis Tower By Miles van Bork
  • 2. The Giant of Chicago  Height: 527 meters (bottom to tip)  108 stories  Taller than World Trade Center  Shorter than The Petronas Twin Towers  104 elevators/lifts  2nd tallest building in USA
  • 3. History  Built in 1973  Designed by Bruce Graham and Fazlur Rahman Kahn  Built in Chicago, Illinois  Height lowered by the Federal Aviation Administration
  • 4. The skydeck  Located on 103rd floor  Glass balcony  Can see Lake Michigan and part of Indiana from skydeck
  • 5. Broadcasting  Broadcasts radio and tv stations  Broadcasts NOAA Weather Station  Used to broadcast Disney-abc
  • 6. About Bruce Graham  Columbian architect  Born December 1,1925  Graduated from University of Pennsylvania  Died March 6, 2010
  • 7. About Falzur Kahn  Born April 3, 1929 in Bangladesh  Died March 27, 1982  Graduated from University of Dhaka  Engineer
  • 8. Resources for this Project  Wikipedia  Willistower.com  Google