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Bruce John Graham (December 1, 1925 – March 6, 2010) was a Colombian-born Peruvian-American architect. Graham built buildings all over the world and was deeply involved with evolving the Burnham Plan of Chicago.
Bruce J. Graham, author of famous skyscrapers like the John Hancock Center (1970) and the Sears Tower (1974), was born in Colombia in 1925.
Sep 28, 2022 · Finding Bruce Graham’s Hispanic Heritage in His Work. The late architect's connections to the Spanish-speaking world and how it influenced his love for cities, buildings, and art.
Mar 19, 2010 · Invariably described as tough and gruff, an architect who designed in the gutsy, direct manner of himself and his city, Graham, 84, died March 6 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at his home in Hobe Sound, Florida.
Mar 9, 2010 · Bruce Graham, the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) principal behind such legendary 20th century designs as Chicago’s Inland Steel Building, Hancock Center, and Sears Tower, died on March 6 at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla. He was 84 years old.
Bruce John Graham (December 1, 1925 – March 6, 2010) was a Colombian-American architect. Graham and his business partner Fazlur Khan are well known for designing the Willis Tower and the 875 North Michigan Avenue, both in Chicago, Illinois. Graham was born to a Canadian father and to a Peruvian mother in La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca, Columbia.
The architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill was responsible for the design of the tower, with Bruce Graham serving as architect and Fazlur Khan as structural engineer—the same team that built Chicago’s tallest building, the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower).
