Fazlur Rahman Khan was a famous structural engineer who designed the world’s tallest buildings. He worked in Chicago at Skidmore, Owings, and Merril (SOM) and collaborated on the Sears Tower (1973) and the John Hancock Building (1969) with architect Bruce Graham. His innovations in bracing systems and the bundled tube design ushered in a new era of supertall buildings. He is considered the “Einstein of Structural Engineering.” He won a Fullbright Scholarship to pursue his studies in the United States. In 1967 he became a US Citizen.

Alum
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Skydeck is the the name of the observation deck on the 103rd floor of the Willis (Sears) Tower.

Ten Tallest Buildings in Chicago

Chicago Architecture Center - 875 N. Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center).

Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way

300 South Franklin Street. Sign now located inside Skydeck visitor center

Approved

Ward: 42
Neighborhood: Loop

b. April 3, 1929 in (Dhaka, India) Bangladesh
d. March 27, 1982

near
Sears Tower (Willis)

He is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago

Source

https://drfazlurrkhan.com/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fazlur-R-Khan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazlur_Rahman_Khan

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