Pennzoil Place
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Pennzoil Place is a landmark pair of trapezoidal skyscrapers in downtown Houston, Texas, celebrated for their innovative postmodern design and dramatic silhouette.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark building
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office building complex → skyscraper → |
| address |
711 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas
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| architect |
John Burgee
NERFINISHED
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Philip Johnson NERFINISHED → |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernist architecture
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Postmodern-influenced modernism → |
| architectureFirm |
Johnson/Burgee Architects
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| awarded |
AIA Twenty-five Year Award
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| awardYear |
1999
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| category |
Landmarks in Houston, Texas
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Office buildings completed in 1975 → Philip Johnson buildings → Skyscrapers in Houston → |
| city |
Houston
NERFINISHED
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| completionDate |
1975
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| country |
United States
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| developer |
Gerald D. Hines Interests
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| floorArea |
over 1,000,000 square feet
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| floorCount |
36
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| hasFeature |
dark glass curtain wall
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dramatic silhouette → mirrored glass surfaces → narrow glass atrium between towers → two trapezoidal towers → |
| height |
about 495 ft
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approximately 151 m → |
| location |
Houston, Texas
NERFINISHED
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| material |
aluminum
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glass → granite → steel → |
| neighborhood |
Downtown Houston
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| notableFor |
illusion of two leaning towers
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impact on Houston skyline → innovative twin-tower design → postmodern design influence → |
| numberOfBuildings |
2
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| openingDate |
1975
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| ownerHistoric |
Hines
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| primaryTenantHistoric |
Pennzoil Company
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| recognizedBy |
American Institute of Architects
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| roofShape |
sloped roof
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| shape |
trapezoidal plan
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| startDate |
early 1970s
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| structuralEngineer |
CBM Engineers
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| use |
office
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Philip Johnson
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notableWork |