IBM Building, Seattle

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building_name = IBM Building


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location = 1200 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
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constructed = 1963
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use = Office
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floor_count = 20
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floor_area = 225,000 ft²
architect = Minoru Yamasaki & NBBJ
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owner = Unico PropertiesThe IBM Building is a 20-story tall skyscraper in the Metropolitan Tract of Seattle, Washington at 1200 Fifth Avenue. It was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who also was architect of the World Trade Center in New York City (as well as of the Rainier Tower, which is on the corner diagonally opposite). Its construction was completed in 1963. [cite book
first = Sally B.
last = Woodridge
coauthors = Roger Montgomery
year = 1980
title = A Guide to Architecture in Washington State
publisher = University of Washington Press
id = ISBN 0-295-95779-4
pages = p. 128]

Nard Jones wrote in 1972 that "There is an architectural poetry about [the building] that is at variance with the endless jibes at computerization and the alleged sober pragmatism of IBM personnel. [cite book
first = Nard
last = Jones
authorlink= Nard Jones
year = 1972
title = Seattle
publisher = Doubleday
id = ISBN 0-385-01875-4
pages = p. 9]

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External links

* [http://www.unicoprop.com/properties/ibm.html Building facts at owner's web site]