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==Life== Born on December 1, 1925, in [[La Cumbre, Colombia|La Cumbre]], Valle del Cauca, [[Colombia]], Graham was the son of a [[Canadians|Canadian]]-born father who was an international [[bank]]er,<ref name="wgrimesnyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/arts/design/10graham.html?ref=obituaries Grimes, William. "Bruce J. Graham, Chicago Architect Who Designed Sears Tower, Dies at 84," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, March 10, 2010.]</ref> and a [[Peru]]vian mother. His first language was Spanish.<ref name="kamin" /> He attended [[Colegio San JosΓ© (San Juan, Puerto Rico)|Colegio San Jose]] de [[Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico]], and graduated in 1944. He studied at the [[University of Dayton]], Ohio, and Structural Engineering at the [[Case School of Engineering|Case School of Applied Sciences]] in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1948 with a degree in Architecture. When he first came to Chicago, he worked for [[Holabird and Root]] and joined the Chicago office [[Skidmore, Owings and Merrill]], the largest architectural firm in the United States in 1951.<ref name=wsj>{{cite news|title=Apostle of Architecture's Power Left Mark on Chicago Skyline|work=Wall Street Journal|date=March 10, 2010|page=A5|first=Stephen|last=Miller}}</ref>
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