Engineering News-Record (February 10, 1972)
Engineering News-Record publication from February 10, 1972 featured an article about “avant garde high-rise designer,” Fazlur R. Khan. The publication described Khan as “Construction’s Man of the Year” for his engineering designs of the John Hancock Building and Sears Tower in Chicago, One Shell Plaza in Houston, and several other buildings across the United States.
Engineering News-Record (August 26, 1971)
An article from the weekly publication, Engineering News-Record, regarding structural engineer, Fazlur Khan. The article describes the personality and skills of Khan, as well as the structural aspects of Khan’s design for the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the world at the time.
Memorial tributes paid to Fazlur Rahman Khan
A collection of tributes for Fazlur Khan, delivered at his funeral on April 2, 1982, his memorial service held on May 6, 1982. The document was assembled at Skidmore Owings & Merril and Lehigh University. A final tribute from 1990 by Ralph Nicholas, Dean at the University of Chicago, is included as an addendum.
Dedication Ceremony for Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way
Photograph from the dedication ceremony for "Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way," held June 30, 1998. The sign was placed at the intersection of Jackson and Franklin Streets in Chicago, at the base of the Sears Tower, which Khan designed.
Dedication Ceremony for Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way
Photograph from the dedication ceremony for "Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way," held June 30, 1998. The sign was placed at the intersection of Jackson and Franklin Streets in Chicago, at the base of the Sears Tower, which Khan designed.
Dedication Ceremony for Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way
Photograph from the dedication ceremony for "Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way," held June 30, 1998. The sign was placed at the intersection of Jackson and Franklin Streets in Chicago, at the base of the Sears Tower, which Khan designed.
Dedication Ceremony for Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way
Photograph from the dedication ceremony for "Honorary Fazlur R. Khan Way," held June 30, 1998. The sign was placed at the intersection of Jackson and Franklin, at the base of the Sears Tower, which Khan designed.
