Build one of the world's tallest buildings, in miniature, with your very own mini building blocks set by Atom Brick. Designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the Willis Tower opened in 1973, then called the Sears Tower, as the world's tallest building, a title that it held for nearly 25 years. Now, it is the third tallest building in North America and the Western Hemisphere, standing 1,450 feet (1,730 feet including twin antenna towers) and 110 stories tall and is home to the highest public viewing area in the United States. Atom Bricks are small-scale LEGO type building brick system created by Adam Reed Tucker, a former architect whose career landed him in Chicago. Due to a drop in demand for new buildings, in 2006, he began building with LEGO and proved the concept that architectural kits would be of interest to LEGO fans. Wanting to continue his work in this genre but with bricks in sizes and colors more suited to architectural models, he created his own company. With this edition of The Atom Brick Willis Tower set, builders will discover new details including The Ledge, and updated entrance and landscape details! • Scale of 1:1850 • 351 pieces. • Ages 14+ Model measures 3.5"w x 3.5"l x 11.25"h
