To allow for future expansion.
The Sears Tower was built in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, was built by the Sears Roebuck Corporation as their corporate headquarters.
To consolidate the various corporate offices of Sears.
To consolidate the office functions for Sears.
To consolidate the various corporate divisions of Sears.
No. The Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) was built approx. 80 years after the Eiffel Tower, and the tallest building before the Sears Tower was the World Trade Center.
On Wacker Drive, Chicago Illinois. The Sears Tower was renamed the Willis Tower on July 16, 2009.
The actual shape that composes Sears Tower is tube. It consists of 9 tubes and which from the sixty-sixth to ninetieth floor the tower form a shape of crucifix.
Owings and Merrill Skidmore were the architects
The Willis Tower.
It was built to house the combined corporate offices of Sears.
For a while, the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world. Now it is called the Willis Tower and other buildings have been built that are larger. It is a great place to visit to see Chicago.