Robert B. Atwood Building

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The Robert B. Atwood Building, with the Chugach Mountains in the background. The reflected building is the Conoco-Phillips Building.
The Robert B. Atwood Building, with the Chugach Mountains in the background. The reflected building is the Conoco-Phillips Building.

The Robert B. Atwood Building is an office building in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The building houses government offices for the State of Alaska. Standing at 20 stories and 81 m (265 ft), it is the second-tallest building in Alaska.[1] The building was formerly known as the Bank of America Center. Together with the taller Conoco-Phillips Building, the skyscraper defines Anchorage's skyline.

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[edit] Facilities

A landscaped plaza is featured on the building's east side. The single-story basement is used as a parking level. There are nine elevators in the building. Amenities include teleconferencing-enabled conference rooms, vending and break rooms, and a central mail room.[2]

[edit] Parking Garage

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A new parking garage is currently under construction to replace the building's former surface lot, now the site of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center. The new parking garage will be named for the late local activist Carolyn 'Linny' Pacillo.[3]

[edit] Involvement in Seismic Research

In 2003, the United States Geological Survey installed a network of accelerometers throughout the building to monitor the effects of earthquakes on tall buildings. The Atwood Building was selected due to the unique properties of the "Bootlegger Cove Formation" soil it stands on, and the historical seismicity of the region (see Good Friday Earthquake.) The mission of the research is to better understand the effects of seismicity on similar buildings to better prepare them for future large earthquakes.[4]

[edit] Namesake

The building was named after Robert Bruce Atwood, an Alaska statehood activist and Anchorage Times editor and publisher.

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[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Robert B. Atwood Building, Anchorage. Emporis, GhbM. Retrieved on October 3, 2007.
  2. ^ Atwood Building Property Manager -- Request for Proposals #2000-0200-1441. State of Alaska, Division of General Services. Retrieved on October 3, 2007.
  3. ^ Senate Journal of Alaska State Legislature, May 8, 2007. Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved on October 3, 2007.
  4. ^ Mehmet Çelebi. [http://nsmp.wr.usgs.gov/celebi/celebi_atwood_spectra_200611.pdf Recorded Earthquake Responses from the Integrated Seismic Monitoring Network of the Atwood Building, Anchorage, Alaska]. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on October 3, 2007.