ChiFan
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 @ 6:23pm
Rating: Five stars. It is THE iconic Chicago building in my view. The northern Big Shoulder acting with its southern sibling the Sears to frame the skyline. In my view better than the Sears and the view across the scraper jungle is superb.
Reilly Tillman
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 @ 10:52pm
Rating: Five stars. Perhaps I'm a bit biased being a native Chicagoan, but the John Hancock Building is by far my favorite skyscraper in the world. I would be transfixed on it anytime I drove downtown with my dad. But I hate that now one antenna is now slightly taller than the other. For me that messed up the symmetry that made this building so special. Of course I still love it, but damn it, remove that stupid extension on the east antenna!!
Brent Kampert
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 @ 3:12pm
Rating: Five stars. I like how it makes the skyline stand out that much more when it's design is trapezoidal. Just think, this was Chicago's first super-tall skyscraper. Sadly, it will be the city's 5th tallest building by 2012.
Vistex
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 @ 12:23pm
Rating: Five stars. The observatory of Hancock have bette. view then sky dack of Sears Tower. If you haven't possibility to visit bouth, choose Hanckock.
Cris Novak
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 @ 2:29pm
Rating: Five stars. These are the highest residences in the world -- for now, at least.
Aaron Burger
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 @ 12:41pm
Rating: Five stars. This is classic Chicago. It's what makes people proud to be from the midwest. It shows that anyone who considers this to be nothing more than a "flyover state" is really just ignorant.
Dave
Monday, December 31st, 2007 @ 2:31pm
Rating: Five stars. I haven't been in this building in about 7 years, but the last time I was there, I was at the bar on the 96th floor late at night. The view was breathtaking, and Navy pier looked so beautiful lit up. It was unforgettable.
Aurelius
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 @ 11:12am
Rating: Five stars. I love what this building evokes. It's stance and positioning to the north give it a certain air of authority, like a sentinel watching over the city. The forced perspective and exoskeletal-like exterior give it a menacing look. With all that communications hardware up top there's a certain (fictional) military aesthetic at work here. It's like if Darth Vader ever built himself a skyscraper this would be it. I'd like to see firms come up with more structural innovations like SOM did with this building and push architecture in different and even more interesting directions.
Digital Junkie
Monday, July 23rd, 2007 @ 2:46am
Rating: Five stars. I'm from NY, but I truly think Chicago is the city of innovative archtecture - way beyond NYC. Chicago is not afraid of moving into the future with ground-breaking, spectacular heights and designs. It was mind blowing when I was a kid, seeing photos of the Sears Tower and Big John. That's what got me hooked into being an Architect. Don't get me wrong, the Chrysler Building is still one of my favorites, but Big John, because of its straight forward disign and angles (looking like a Texas oil rig emerging into the middle of a congested skyline) is an amazing look! It has such great views from the top; in my opinion, they're the best in Chicogo.
Travis Hill
Monday, April 3rd, 2006 @ 4:38pm
Rating: Five stars. The John Hancock building (Big John) is my view every day. I could choose the lake, turn toward the Sears Tower or watch the Trump Tower being built, but there is something imposing about the John Hancock that literally "trumps" the other buildings of Chicago.My favorite build anywhere and I been to lots of big cities. NY, HK, KL, all have claims but Chicago is the king.
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ChiFan
Five stars.
Reilly Tillman
Vistex