Fazlur Khan
Bangladeshi architect (1929-1982) · Pakistan · On the map · Architects · Died at 52
Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers. Considered the "father of tubular designs" for high-rises, Khan was also a pioneer in computer-aided design (CAD).
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A sculpture honoring Fazlur Khan at the Willis Tower![The John Hancock Center is the world's first mixed use tower. When built, it was the second tallest building in the world. It demonstrated how much more efficient and feasible building very tall skyscrapers could be in comparison to the older design and technology used by the tallest buildings up to that time.[25]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Hancock_tower_2006.jpg/1280px-Hancock_tower_2006.jpg)
The John Hancock Center is the world's first mixed use tower. When built, it was the second tallest building in the world. It demonstrated how much more efficient and feasible building very tall skyscrapers could be in comparison to the older design and technology used by the tallest buildings up to that time.[25]
In 1960, buildings over 20 stories were still newsworthy. Apartments in the John Hancock Center in Chicago - shown here with its distinctive exterior X-bracing - are located as high as the 90th floor.
Willis Tower, engineered by Khan and designed by Bruce Graham, was the tallest building in the world for 25 years. The design introduced the bundled tube structural system.
Cook County Administration Building in Chicago (originally known as the "Brunswick Building"), the first building to utilize Khan's shear wall frame interaction system
Hajj Terminal at Jeddah airport
Graves of Khan and Bruce Graham at Graceland CemeteryAwards
About this person
He was the designer of the Sears Tower, since renamed Willis Tower, the tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1998, and the 100-story John Hancock Center.
Country
Pakistan
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 1982 · aged 52
