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Transco Tower, - now called the Williams Tower, Houston, Texas

Instead of adapting the modern glass box, the architects began by rethinking the traditional 1920s American skyscraper...


 

AT&T Corporate Headquarters, (now Sony Plaza Building), New York, New York

The AT&T Building was a breakthrough design -- a large-scale office project that relied on the historic precedent of great 1920s skyscrapers...


 

Puerta de Europa, Madrid, Spain

The towers lean towards each other and over the plazas, ensuring their visibility from up and down the Paseo and creating a portal...


 

53rd at Third, ("Lipstick building"), New York, New York

When Hines began work on 53rd at Third, the red and pink granite office tower with an elliptical plan, they knew they needed something to make the project stand out...


 

Bank of America Center , Houston, Texas

The project combines a low banking hall with a tall office tower, by way of a distinct roof shape...


 

Pennzoil Place, Houston, Texas

This headquarters built for Pennzoil and the Zapata Oil Company exhibits a striking design that marked a turning point in the evolution of the office tower...


 

PPG Corporate Headquarters, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The aim of creating a neighborhood led the architects to plan two public squares on the five-block site. These public spaces were designed to complement the existing public spaces nearby...


 

Momentum Place, Dallas, Texas

Filling an entire block of downtown Dallas, this headquarters for Bank One Texas and several major law firms is comprised of a low banking hall and office tower...


 

190 South La Salle St, Chicago, Illinois

This 40-story office tower in the heart of the financial district in Chicago is set diagonally across from Burnham and Root's Rookery...


 

101 California Street, San Francisco, California

Located in downtown San Francisco, the site consists of a 48 storey cylindrical tower, 7 storey triangular building base, entrance atrium, and a public plaza...


 

580 California Street, San Francisco, California

This 23 storey building is located in the heart of San Francisco's financial district...


 

The IBM Tower at Atlantic Center, Atlanta, Georgia

The IBM Tower at Atlantic Center is the first and biggest of a planned, four building, complex in Atlanta's Midtown...


 

Riverside South, New York, New York

Comprising 1.52 million square feet of residential space, the four buildings at Riverside South represent the most significant urban planning and residential development for New York City in many years...


 

191 Peachtree Tower, Atlanta, Georgia

The new construction is clad in granite, rises to 770 feet at 52 stories high, with a 1,500-space parking garage...


 

Boompjes Tower, Rotterdam, Netherlands

This office tower occupies a narrow site between the Rhine and one of Rotterdam's many canals...