John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago

875 North Michigan Avenue, formerly the John Hancock Center, rises above the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois, with a tapered black facade defined by exposed steel X-bracing. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill through the collaboration of architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan, the mixed-use tower expresses its wind-resisting diagonalized tube directly on the exterior – © 2026 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions photography archives https://performanceimpressions.com John Hancock Center, John Hancock Center Chicago, 875 North Michigan Avenue, 875 N Michigan Avenue, 875 N Michigan Ave, 875 North Michigan, 875 N Michigan, John Hancock Building, John Hancock Tower, former John Hancock Center, Big John, 360 Chicago, 360 Chicago Observation Deck, John Hancock Observatory, TILT, CloudBar, Signature Room, Signature Lounge, North Michigan Avenue, Michigan Avenue, Magnificent Mile, Mag Mile, East Delaware Place, East Chestnut Street, Near North Side, Streeterville, downtown Chicago, Chicago, Chicago Illinois, Chicago IL, Illinois, 60611, facade, building exterior, exterior, tower exterior, upper tower, X-bracing, X braces, cross bracing, diagonal bracing, steel bracing, bracing, exposed structure, structural frame, structural steel, steel, structure, black steel, black facade, dark facade, glass facade, curtain wall, glass, tapered facade, tapered tower, trusses, steel trusses, trussed tube, tubular structure, diagonalized tube, exterior tube, wind bracing, structural engineering, engineering, structural expressionism, architecture, architectural photography, Chicago architecture, modern architecture, modernist architecture, Modernism, midcentury modern, high-tech architecture, Magnificent Mile architecture, skyscraper, supertall, high rise, tower, building, mixed use tower, mixed use building, office tower, residential tower, condominium tower, commercial building, offices, condominiums, condos, residences, retail, observation deck, Chicago skyline, skyline views, lake views, real estate, Chicago real estate, commercial real estate, office real estate, residential real estate, condo real estate, Magnificent Mile real estate, Skidmore Owings Merrill, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, SOM, Bruce Graham, Fazlur Rahman Khan, Fazlur Khan, John Hancock Insurance, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Tishman Construction, The Hearn Company, Illinois architecture, United States, licensing, image licensing, commercial imagery, photography licensing, art, print, fine art, commercial photography, David Oppenheimer, vertical, 1-15213827141

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Camera: NIKON D6
Aperture: ƒ/9
Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
ISO: 320
Focal Length: 24mm

875 North Michigan Avenue, formerly the John Hancock Center, rises above the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois, with a tapered black facade defined by exposed steel X-bracing. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill through the collaboration of architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan, the mixed-use tower expresses its wind-resisting diagonalized tube directly on the exterior – © 2026 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions photography archives https://performanceimpressions.com

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