Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is among Richmond’s tallest buildings, and visually a near-twin of Dominion Energy’s One James River Plaza building, which was demolished in 2020. The skyscraper was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, the architect who designed New York’s ill-fated World Trade Center towers. Interesting factoid: Almost half of the building’s total square footage, […]
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Virginia Housing is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing. I haven’t found any details about their headquarters on Gambles Hill. Name: Virginia Housing Location: 601 South Belvidere Street Style: Postmodern Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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Gateway Plaza is an aluminum and glass high-rise office building overlooking Kanawha Plaza. Visually, the building appears to be three stacked boxes, each with a different façade treatment. Along South 9th Street, the slim office tower has a retail and lobby base. The western section has a metal-skinned parking garage base, surmounted by an office
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Hailed as a “significant new project” when built, Williams Mullen Center got faint praise from architecture critic Architecture Richmond: “The building’s exterior does not mar the cityscape, but it does fall somewhere short of beauty.” Maybe it’s a matter of taste. Personally, I like the way it plays visually with neighboring James Center and Gateway
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Richmond’s new City Hall towers over Old City Hall, cater-corner across East Broad and North 10th Streets. The 19-story postmodern high-rise was briefly the city’s tallest building. The original marble and granite facade deteriorated beyond repair. It was replaced in 2003 with an aluminum and granite facade, with windows deeply recessed behind a perimeter of
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James Monroe Building, Richmond’s tallest building, sits atop a parking garage and an elevated plaza. A second tower was originally planned for the plaza, but scuttled because of the ‘80s recession. The state-owned building could be demolished soon, because authorities say it is more cost-effective to build new than to modernize the skyscraper. Name: James
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600 Canal Place replaced Dominion Energy’s former headquarters at 700 East Canal Street, aka One James River Plaza. That building was demolished by implosion in 2020. The new curtain wall skyscraper is a shape-shifter: The tower has dramatically different appearances when viewed from different angles. From any angle, the 20-story blue glass mirror reflects sky
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New Haven Savings Bank Building, a pink limestone skyscraper, is a stark contrast with neighboring City Hall on New Haven Green’s eastern edge. The postmodern building was designed by William Pedersen and completed in 1974. Name: New Haven Savings Bank Building Location: 195 Church Street Year Completed: 1974 Architect: William Pedersen Style: Postmodern Yale University
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Connecticut Financial Center, towering over City Hall on the east side of New Haven Green, was built in 1990, designed by Crang and Boake. Name: Connecticut Financial Center Location: 157 Church Street, Year Completed: 1990 Architect: Crang and Boake Style: Postmodern Wikipedia: Connecticut Financial Center Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant /
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Bronx County Hall of Justice reverses centuries of tradition: The aluminum and glass facades are designed for openness and transparency instead of monumental intimidation. According to the architects, “The image of the courthouse in society was of primary concern in the design of the building. The program is organized in a linear manner around an
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