Transco Tower, Houston

E678854

landmark skyscraper

Transco Tower in Houston is a prominent postmodern skyscraper and local landmark known for its distinctive stepped design and reflective glass façade.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bank of America Center, Houston	1
Transco Tower, Houston canonical	1
Williams Tower, Houston	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Transco Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect	John Burgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalFeature	reflective glass façade ⓘ stepped design ⓘ
architecturalStyle	postmodern architecture ⓘ
category	Office buildings completed in 1983 ⓘ Postmodern architecture in Texas ⓘ Skyscrapers in Houston ⓘ
city	Houston ⓘ
completionDate	1983 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designType	setback tower ⓘ
developer	Hines Interests Limited Partnership NERFINISHED ⓘ
feature	beacon light at the top ⓘ
floorCount	64 ⓘ
height	approximately 275 meters ⓘ approximately 902 feet ⓘ
laterRenamedFor	Williams Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Uptown Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
namedAfter	Transco Energy Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	The Galleria, Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
openingDate	1983 ⓘ
ranking	one of the tallest buildings in Houston ⓘ one of the tallest buildings in Texas ⓘ
roofType	flat roof ⓘ
significance	iconic element of the Houston skyline ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
use	commercial offices ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnson/Burgee Architects → designed → Transco Tower, Houston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bank of America Center, Houston

Philip Johnson and Associates → notableWork → Transco Tower, Houston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Williams Tower, Houston