1200 Fifth
| IBM Building | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 1200 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington, 98101 |
| Completed | 1964 |
| Owner | Unico Properties |
| Height | |
| Roof | 84.13 m (276.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 225,000 sq ft (20,900 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Minoru Yamasaki NBBJ |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Main contractor | Howard S. Wright Companies |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
The IBM Building is a 20-story skyscraper in the Metropolitan Tract at 1200 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington. The building was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who also was architect of Rainier Tower on the corner diagonally opposite, and the World Trade Center in New York City. Its construction was completed in 1963.[4]
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.[5]
The corner of the complex at 5th Street and University Avenue was once the site of the Seattle Ice Arena from 1915 to 1963.
References
- ^ 1200 Fifth at Emporis
- ^ "1200 Fifth". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ 1200 Fifth at Structurae
- ^ Woodridge, Sally B.; Roger Montgomery (1980). A Guide to Architecture in Washington State. University of Washington Press. p. 128. ISBN 0-295-95779-4.
- ^ Jones, Nard (1972). Seattle. Doubleday. p. 9. ISBN 0-385-01875-4.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to IBM Tower, Seattle.
- IBM Building facts at Unico Properties
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