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photo: Richard Payne, FAIA
The two trapezoidal-shaped towers of Pennzoil Place are separated only by 10 feet, creating a distinct, 500-foot-tall sliver of light on the Houston skyline. The towers are connected at street level by a dramatic, glass-enclosed galleria.
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The "breaking out of the box" - revolutionary at the time for speculative commercial architecure !
Posted by Fred D. Cawyer AIA | February 10, 2007 4:02 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 16:02