Including its 18-piece spire, One World Trade Center stands at 1,776 feet, a direct reference to 1776, the year the ...

The Modern Concrete Skyscraper’ highlights key buildings such as Chicago’s Marina Towers, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur ...

The latest appraisal for Chicago's Willis Tower values the high-rise at $1.03B – about $270M less than the $1.3B balance on Blackstone's loan for the property. The valuation also represents ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. The Willis Tower's value has decreased by 42% since 2018, falling below its outstanding loan balance. A recent appraisal valued the Willis Tower at $1.03 ...

Blackstone has secured a three-year extension for its $1.3 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan on Willis Tower in Chicago, Commercial Observer has learned. Blackstone reached an ...

As the iconic skyscraper celebrates its 15th anniversary on January 4, this feat remains a career-defining milestone for countless people, including Bill Baker, the structural mastermind behind ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO – No, it’s not because the ...

From Studio Gang's triple-tower St Regis skyscraper to one of ... iconic mid-century skyscrapers for Chicago. It has a structural system made of reinforced concrete with post-tension slabs and ...

SOM is responsible for designing buildings including Burj Khalifa, Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Willis Tower ... structural engineer for the next generation of fixed frames and deployable structures ...

Born in pre-independent India in the late 1920s, Fazlur Rahman Khan rose from humble roots to become one of the most well-respected innovators of structural ... Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower).

One of the first major buildings to have a sprinkler system. 1970 – Construction ... The owners of the Sears Tower announce that the building will be renamed Willis Tower, after new tenant ...

Here’s some background information about Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower ... One of the first major buildings to have a sprinkler system. 1970 - Construction begins.