Fountain Place

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Fountain Place is a distinctive, prism-shaped modernist skyscraper in Dallas known for its striking green glass façade and surrounding water features.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-rise building
modernist building
office building
skyscraper
address 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas
architect Harry Cobb
I. M. Pei
architecturalStyle Modernism
Postmodern architecture
architectureFirm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
category I. M. Pei buildings
Office buildings completed in 1986
Skyscrapers in Dallas, Texas
city Dallas
completionDate 1986
country United States
developer Trammell Crow Company
district Dallas Arts District vicinity
elevationAboveGround 0 m
facadeColor green
feature large plaza with fountains
stepped and sloped façades
striking green glass façade
surrounding water features
floorCount 60
hasElevator yes
hasExpansion AMLI Fountain Place residential tower
hasObservationDeck no public observation deck
hasParking yes
height 219.5 m
720 ft
location Dallas, Texas, United States
material concrete
glass
steel
nearby Dallas Arts District
Klyde Warren Park
notableFor distinctive prism-like silhouette
extensive fountain and water garden at its base
openingDate 1986
owner Godfrey Investment Group
ranking one of the tallest buildings in Dallas
roofShape prism-shaped
startDate 1983
state Texas
structuralEngineer Leslie E. Robertson Associates
use commercial offices
ground-floor retail

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Downtown Dallas
hasSkyscraper

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