Tema: Pittsburgh (EE.UU.): One PPG Place

One PPG PPlace. Pittsburgh Plate Glass tower.


Altura: 194 metros
Nº de plantas: 40
Año de finalización: 1984

"Features a glass "winter garden" on the west side, and a monumental plaza to the east surrounded by shorter buildings with the same walls and spires as One PPG.
- The tower contains 19,750 pieces of glass.
- Flourescent lamps reside in the four tall corner spires and four medium middle spires to contribute to Pittsburgh's evening skyline."

Mas en emporis

En Wikipedia


"Groundbreaking for the complex was in January of 1981 and in December of 1983 the main tower was completed. The complex was dedicated on April 11, 1984, the cost of construction was $200 million. One PPG Place is home to PPG Industries, formerly known as Pittsburgh Plate Glass, founded in 1883."


Uno de los rascacielos posmodernos mas famosos



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"The six building complex surrounds the one acre PPG Plaza that contains a 44-foot granite obelisk standing atop four spheres. In the summer there is a 140 jet fountain around the obelisk and the plaza is a large open space. In the winter the obelisk is covered by a large lighted christmas tree with an ice skating rink surrounding it. The rink is slightly larger than the one in Rockefeller Center in New York."

Joder, que horterada, eso que es?, un castillo del siglo XX?

Es de los mismos arquitectos que diseñaron, por poner un ejemplo cercano, las madrileñas torres de Puerta de Europa: Philip Johnson & John Burgee.

Un 4, yo también lo veo muy hortera...sólo salvaría el cerramiento.

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Alguna imagen mas:

A mi siempre me ha parecido un poco "rarillo", pero es cierto que se trata de una de las imágenes de rascacielos americano más conocidas.

Joder, hortera no, horterisima, que feo es ese edificio