Bank of the Southwest Tower

Bank of the Southwest Tower

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= Bank of the Southwest Tower


location= Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas
status= Cancelled
groundbreaking= 1986
antenna_spire= 1,404 ft (428 m)
roof= 1,220 ft (372 m)
floor_count= 82
floor_area= 200,000 m²
architect= Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects, also Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates

The Bank of the Southwest Tower was a building that was to be built in Houston, Texas, but was cancelled due to economic issues. If it had been built, it would have been the second tallest building in the world, just barely behind Chicago's Sears Tower. The design created by architect Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects was the winner of a design competition in 1982. In 1986, the Southwest Tower (no relation or similarity) was demolished to make room for the Bank of the Southwest Tower. It is best known for heavily influencing the designs of many skyscrapers later designed by Jahn and his firm including One Liberty Place and Two Liberty Place in Philadelphia.

ee Also

* List of tallest buildings in Houston
* List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
* List of tallest buildings in Texas
* List of tallest buildings in the United States
* Houston Tower
* List of tallest buildings and structures in the world

External Links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofstreetsouthwesttower-houston-tx-usa Bank of the Southwest Tower at Emporis]
* [http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=148875 Bank of the Southwest Tower at SkyscraperPage's Forums]


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