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Old Posted May 11, 2008, 3:47 PM
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HOUSTON | Bank of America Center | 780 FT / 238 M | 56 FLOORS | 1984

The Bank of America Center (formerly the RepublicBank Center, NCNB Center, and NationsBank Center) in Houston, Texas is one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture built in downtown Houston. The building, completed in 1984 and designed by award winning architect Phillip Johnson and partner John Burgee, is reminiscent of the Dutch Gothic architecture of canal houses in The Netherlands. The tower was developed by and is owned by Hines Interests. The building maintains a significant impact on the downtown Houston skyline and is considered one of Houston's most important buildings architecturally.


At 56 stories the building is the 49th tallest building in the United States and is the seventh tallest building in Texas.

The northeast corner of the structure houses a building within a building. On the site is the main Western Union building and when relocation of the telegraph cables proved infeasible new structure was built over the site and the existing structure was incorporated into the new building intact.




















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