Bank of America Center, Houston
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| Bank of America Center | |
The Bank of America Center |
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 700 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1984 |
| Roof | 236 m (780 ft) |
| Floor count | 56 |
| Floor area | 1.5 million sq. ft. |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Phillip Johnson and John Burgee |
| Developer | Hines Interests |
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 architecutre of canal houses in The Netherlands. The tower was developed by and is owned by Hines Interests.
At 56 stories the building is the 47th 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.
On June 9, 2001, the building was the site of a tragic accident that took place during Tropical Storm Allison. Building security warned individuals that the below grade parking levels were in danger of flooding and instructed persons working late in the building to move vehicles to upper levels of the garage. Kristie Tautenhahn, a law-firm employee in the building went to move her vehicle parked on sub-level 3 at 5:30AM, which by that time was completely submerged. She drowned in an elevator car when it filled with water as it descended to the lower floor of the garage. [1]
