LOS ANGELES | 777 Tower | 725 FT / 221 M | 52 FLOORS | 1991

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Cesar Pelli's contribution to downtown LA. This extremely understated tower anchors the south end of the LA skyline along Figueroa Street. The building has a simple form with rounded ends and three simple setbacks (+ notched corners). At each setback is a small projecting cornice at each vertical bay.

The tower's white cladding can take on a yellow-ish hue under cloudy conditions, and it's smoke gray glazing takes on a 'blackish' quality under harsh sunlight.

Simple and subtle, like many of Pelli's buildings.

I'm not a huge fan of this tower. It's not bad or anything, it just doesn't interest me all that much. It needs something...some sort of crown perhaps. It just seems to end too abruptly.



source: my postcard collection