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A committee set up by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 issued "Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture". Towards improving design of federal buildings in the United States, "the committee recommended architecture that would convey the 'dignity, enterprise, vigor, and stability of the American Government.'
Art Nouveau architecture in Chicago (12 P) C. ... Government buildings in Chicago (1 C, 7 P) H. Historic American Buildings Survey in Chicago (8 P)
Overhang on 16th century Tomb of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India. In architecture, an overhang is a protruding structure that may provide protection for lower levels. . Overhangs on two sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns protect doors, windows, and other lower-level structu
Originally known as the Gulf Building and built to house the offices of Gulf Oil, National Bank of Commerce, and the Sakowitz brothers, the building was commissioned by Texas politician and entrepreneur Jesse H. Jones. [18] Its stepped profile was based on Saarinen's 1922 design. [19] Later it was known as the Texas Commerce Bank Building.
The architecture of the U.S. state of Texas comes from a wide variety of sources. Many of the state's buildings reflect Texas' Spanish and Mexican roots; in addition, there is considerable influence from mostly the American South as well as the Southwest. Rapid economic growth since the mid twentieth century has led to a wide variety of ...
The complex contains three distinct postmodern towers. Tower one, designed by the Dallas-based Rossetti Associates, is clad in a bronze-tinted glass curtain wall with red mullion stripes; Tower two, designed by architecture firm Holt-Fatter-Scott, is a pueblo revival style building with a stucco facade; and Tower three, designed by WZMH Architects, is designed with concrete wall panels. [1]
University of Illinois at Chicago – Phase III: Behavioral Sciences Building Chicago 1969 [19] 555 California Street: San Francisco: 1969 Formerly Bank of America Center. Grand Rapids City Hall & Kent County Administrative Building Grand Rapids, Michigan: 1969 John Hancock Center: Chicago 1969 Red Line – Dan Ryan branch: Chicago 1969 Myron ...
The buildings and architecture of Chicago reflect the city's history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles. Most structures downtown were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 (an exception being the Water Tower ).