Equitable Building (Portland, Oregon)

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The Equitable Building in Portland, Oregon is a pioneering early modernist office building renowned as one of the first fully sealed, air-conditioned, aluminum-and-glass skyscrapers in the United States, designed by architect Pietro Belluschi.

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instanceOf Modernist building
office building
alsoKnownAs Commonwealth Building NERFINISHED
architect Pietro Belluschi NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle International Style
Modernism
city Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED
completionDate 1948
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developer Equitable Savings and Loan Association NERFINISHED
engineer Sverdrup & Parcel NERFINISHED
floorCount 12
hasBasement yes
hasElevatorCount 4
hasFacadeType curtain wall
hasFeature aluminum-and-glass façade
central air conditioning
fully sealed curtain wall
no operable windows
reinforced concrete frame
hasFloorArea approximately 14,000 square meters
hasHVACSystem central mechanical air conditioning
height approximately 56 meters
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
influenced postwar American office building design
locatedIn Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInHistoricDistrict Downtown Portland NERFINISHED
materialUsed aluminum
glass
steel
namedAfter Equitable Savings and Loan Association NERFINISHED
NRHPListingDate 1976
NRHPReferenceNumber 76001582
openingDate 1948
owner various private owners over time
partOf Portland central business district NERFINISHED
renamedAs Commonwealth Building NERFINISHED
roofHeight approximately 56 meters
significance early example of aluminum-and-glass skyscraper construction in the United States
one of the first fully sealed, air-conditioned office buildings in the United States
pioneering early modernist office building
startDateOfConstruction 1944
streetAddress 421 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
use office

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Pietro Belluschi notableWork Equitable Building (Portland, Oregon)