Bruce John Graham(December 1, 1925–March 6, 2010) was a Colombian architect. Among his most notable buildings are the Inland Steel Building,the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), theHotel ArtsinBarcelonaand the John Hancock Center. [1] He worked withFazlur Khanon all three constructions. Architectural historian Franz Schulze called him "theBurnhamof his generationBorn on December 1, 1925 inLa Cumbre,Colombia,Graham was the son of aCanadian- born father who was an international banker, [2] and aPeruvianmother. His first language was Spanish. [1] He attended Colegio San Jose de Rio Piedras, in Puerto Rico and graduated in 1944. He studied at theUniversity of Dayton,Ohio and at the Case School of Applied Sciences in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvaniain 1948 with a degree in architecture. When he first came to Chicago, he worked for Holabird and Rootand joined the Chicago office Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the largest architectural firm in the United States in 1951. [3] He later headed that office and was a long time friend ofMies van der Rohe. [3] He was deeply involved with many aspects of developing the city of Chicago, from city planning, bringing great public art to the city and involvement in individual projects Bruce Graham built extensively all over the world from his home in Chicago, to Guatemala, Hong Kong, London, Cairo, and many other cities. He was extremely involved with the University of Pennsylvania, especially the School of Fine Arts. He believed that teachers of Architecture should be currently involved in its practice
