CHICAGO | Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) | 1,451 FT / 442 M | 108 FLOORS | 1974 - Page 16

BVictor1 · #**301** Posted **Jun 25, 2009, 6:39 PM**

Quick shot from the other day.

Via Chicago · #**302** Posted **Jun 25, 2009, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by AdrianXSands

the city of broad shoulders is exemplified in sears' dominance at the base. these attempts at pussifying the plaza level... this, trump towering of sears go against our civic identity and is an abandonment of our city's values.

Civic identity and values? Give me a break. "Broad shoulders" was a term coined in 1916 (which btw, had absolutely nothing to do with the architecture). That city being described hasnt existed for almost 100 years.

Are you also still sour over the stockyards closing? Or the factories turning into yuppie lofts in River North?

Look around...we're living in the 21st century. Basing the shape of our city off of a romanticized poem of life at the turn of the last century is a fairly backwards way of going through life.

J_M_Tungsten · #**303** Posted **Jun 25, 2009, 8:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Via Chicago

Civic identity and values? Give me a break. "Broad shoulders" was a term coined in 1916 (which btw, had absolutely nothing to do with the architecture). That city being described hasnt existed for almost 100 years.

Are you also still sour over the stockyards closing? Or the factories turning into yuppie lofts in River North?

Look around...we're living in the 21st century. Basing the shape of our city off of a romanticized poem of life at the turn of the last century is a fairly backwards way of going through life.

Couldn't agree more Via. I respect the past, but look forward to this cities future. In no way are they disrespecting the city or the Sears by modernizing it and putting a hotel on its over sized sidewalk, I mean "plaza".

Pandemonious · #**304** Posted **Jun 25, 2009, 9:17 PM**

I am not 100% sure, but as far as I know it is already ongoing.. as I have spoken before to the people overseeing it. Dupont made the replacement glass, and they have been installing it with the window robot after hours as far as I know. I think they were just being creative with the renderings.. because why the hell would they replace all the glass with new energy efficient glass, to then just replace it all again?

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

are you positive about that pandemonious? this rendering posted by spyguy has me a bit concerned that the new glazing is going to be A LOT more reflective than the current bronzed glass.

I for one won't miss the "plaza" at Sears, which is pretty much an unusable wasteland for half the year due to threat of ice falling on people from 1,450 feet.

Patrick · #**305** Posted **Jun 25, 2009, 9:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by spyguy

No.

JMO_0121 · #**306** Posted **Jun 25, 2009, 10:50 PM**

Does anyone have pictures of the "new" windows being installed?

jc5680 · #**307** Posted **Jun 26, 2009, 1:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by JMO_0121

Does anyone have pictures of the "new" windows being installed?

BVIC has a great shot at the top of the page…

Here is another angle though.

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bnk · #**308** Posted **Jun 26, 2009, 2:00 AM**

Seriously the Sears is a fuking monster. Look at the proposed 50 story hotel quivering in its mere presence.

emathias · #**309** Posted **Jun 26, 2009, 2:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pandemonious

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Adding trees on top of the stone base along Adams street will certainly help spruce up that 300+ foot walk ...

They don't look like spruces in the rendering, though ...

shakman · #**310** Posted **Jun 26, 2009, 3:35 PM**

I hope the black color of the facade remains.

JMO_0121 · #**311** Posted **Jun 26, 2009, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by jc5680

BVIC has a great shot at the top of the page…

Here is another angle though.

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So the entire top floors all have new windows? I think your referring to the glass observation decks. I meant new windows, as someone mentioned that new windows have been installed and continue being installed, under this Willis guy. By the way, excellent shot.

Nowhereman1280 · #**312** Posted **Jun 27, 2009, 3:37 AM**

^^^ Willis has nothing to do with the new windows. Willis is a company who is taking out a lease in the tower. A real estate fund from New York owns the building and will be replacing the windows to save energy and increase the desirability of the building. They are the ones replacing the windows.

shakman and others, for the record the above article said the building will not be changing color.

dubai 1 · #**313** Posted **Jun 28, 2009, 9:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by jc5680

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thanks for the update

george · #**314** Posted **Jun 28, 2009, 11:01 PM**

Sears/ Willis

vexxed82 · #**315** Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 1:36 AM**

Too bad the wind closed the observatory today

Before its gone..

Taken against the building, zoomed in on the "boxes". Heat radiating from the building is creating distortion in the atmosphere.

george · #**316** Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 2:25 AM**

^ Nice shots.^

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denizen467 · #**317** Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 5:16 AM**

Another one from last week's announcement:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...6/47683225.jpg

Even today it blows my mind that a 50-story building doesn't even come up to Sears's waistline.

J_M_Tungsten · #**318** Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 5:16 AM**

Those shots are so sick vexxed!!!!

vexxed82 · #**319** Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Those shots are so sick vexxed!!!!

Thanks. I said this in another thread, but I hope to post on a more regular basis. I got a new camera about 2 months ago, and am having a great time snapping pictures.

M II A II R II K · #**320** Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 3:14 PM**

At least they didn't decide to go too green and put holes in the building with swimming pools, lakes, and trees in the holes!!