- American Center
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = American Center
| built =1975
use =office /retail
location =Southfield -Detroit
USA
roof = 100.9 m
top_floor =
antenna_spire =
floor_count = 26 stories
floor_area =
architect =SmithGroup | skyscraperpage_id = 3572|The American Center is a
high-rise tower in theMetro Detroit suburb ofSouthfield, Michigan . It was built in1975 and stands at 26 stories, with one basement level, for a total of 27 floors.The building's main use is that of a typical
office tower . It also includes aparking garage andretail spaces. As with manymodern architecture -based towers, it exterior is laden with goldenglass .The tower was originally built as the home for the
American Motors Corporation ; the company was later bought by theChrysler Corporation . The tower is square in plan, with chamfered corners. The elevator core is unusual in that it is rotated 45 degrees relative to the tower's axis.The building is located close to
Interstate 696 , M-10, andUS 24 , "Mixing Bowl ". The American Center is separate from the nearbySouthfield Town Center .See also
*
Architecture of metropolitan Detroit
*Robert Sharoff
*Southfield Town Center References
*Cite book|author=Fisher, Dale|title=Southeast Michigan: Horizons of Growth|year=2005|publisher=Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing|id=ISBN 1891143255
*Cite book | author=Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A.| title=Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition | year= 1980| publisher= Wayne State University Press| id = ISBN 0-8143-1651-4External links
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=27777+Franklin,+Southfield,+Michigan&ie=UTF8&ll=42.491411,-83.298115&spn=0.00447,0.012789&t=k&om=1 Google Maps location of American Center]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=42.484504,-83.274393&spn=0.031712,0.064116 Google Maps location of the Mixing Bowl]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=129625 American Center at Emporis.com]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3572 SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on American Center]
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