Bruce J. Graham Way
Linda Zabors
Bruce Graham was a famous Chicago architect who designed buildings all over the world. He grew up in Puerto Rico to Canadian and Peruvian parents. He came to Chicago and apprenticed for Holabird and Root architects; most of his career was at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) where he and structural engineer, Falzur Khan were an outstanding team. In Chicago they built the Sears Tower (Willis Tower) and the John Hancock Building (875 N. Michigan Avenue). He was one of the contributors to the Chicago 21 plan of 1973.
Alumni
University of Pennsylvania, Architecture
Veteran: U.S. Navy
Honorary Bruce J. Graham Way
Chestnut Street between Mies van der Rohe Way and Michigan Avenue
Approved: 2010
Ward: 42
Alderman: Reilly
Neighborhood: Magnificent Mile/Gold Coast
b. December 1, 1925. Columbia, South America
d. March 10, 2010. Age 84. Florida
burial: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
Near
John Hancock Building
875 North Michigan Avenue