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#SOM80 - Fazlur Khan and Bruce Graham designed this bundled tube structure to look bold from just about any vantage point in Chicago, whether you're approaching from the Skyway, out on Lake Michigan, or at the base looking up. The former Sears Tower was the tallest in the world for 25 years (1973-1998). (at Chicago, Illinois)

#SOM80 - The Big 3 in Chicago The tallest 3 skyscrapers in the city have all been from the drawing boards of @skidmoreowingsmerrill (at Chicago, Illinois)

#SOM80 - Celebrating 80 years of excellence in design, architecture, and engineering of urban fabrics and massive structures. (at One World Trade Center)

#SOM80 Nine story glass curtain wall by Bruce Graham of @skidmoreowingsmerrill in Madison's Capitol Square [taken last fall] (at US Bank)

#SOM80 - Visionary classic. Iconic cylindrical design from architect Gordon Bunshaft of @skidmoreowingsmerrill opened in 1974 with its minimal footprint on the National Mall is a premiere American architectural landmark. (at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden)

#SOM80 - 57 stories skyward of the office building at 70 West Madison clad in granite and Chicago School windows designed by @skidmoreowingsmerrill in 1981. (at Chicago, Illinois)

#SOM80 - The massive glass and steel observation tower of the Virginia Beach Convention Center designed by @skidmoreowingsmerrill (at Virginia Beach Convention Center)