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The John Hancock Tower, officially named Hancock Place and known colloquially as The Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot (241 m) skyscraper in Boston. The structure, the tallest in the city, was designed by I.M. Pei and Henry N. Cobb of the firm now known as Pei, Cobb and Freed and was completed in 1976. In 1977 the American Institute of Architects presented Cobb with a National Honor Award for the John Hancock Tower. The John Hancock Tower has been the tallest building in Boston for more than 30 years. It is the tallest building in New England and the 172nd tallest building in the world.