Phoenix Towers, Modern residential tower in Phoenix, United States
Phoenix Towers is a modern residential building with a distinctive X-shaped structure made up of four wings of varying sizes. The 14-story structure features protruding concrete ledges that serve as balconies for residents.
The building was completed in 1957 by architect Ralph C. Harris and developer Del E. Webb and marked a new phase in Phoenix's urban growth. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 to recognize its importance to Arizona's modern architectural history.
The name "Towers" is plural although only one high-rise stands here; two wings are much larger than the other two, so the X-shaped block reads as separate buildings from the street. The low-rise pool house beside it is part of the same National Register listing of 2008.
The complex stands at the corner of Central Avenue and Monte Vista Road, about 2.4 km north of downtown Phoenix, not downtown. The Heard Museum borders the property to the east on Monte Vista Road. The high-rise and the low-rise pool house are best seen from the public street.
Despite its plural name, the site consists of just one high-rise building with two larger and two smaller wings forming an asymmetrical X. This unexpected asymmetry is one of the most intriguing features of the design and contradicts the initial expectation of a symmetrical complex.
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