TC Energy Center, Postmodern skyscraper in downtown Houston, United States
TC Energy Center is a 56-story, 240-metre tower of red Swedish granite, completed in 1983 to designs by Philip Johnson and John Burgee. Its mass rises in three stepped setbacks, each capped by a steeply pitched gable and spires, echoing Dutch canal houses. The banking hall occupies a separate attached three-story building.
The building was completed in 1983 based on architect Philip Johnson's design. It has undergone several name changes since its opening, from RepublicBank Center through Bank of America Center to its current identity.
The lobby holds an art gallery, and the building's management plans curated exhibitions there. The tower's design quotes Dutch Gothic canal houses, with three stepped setbacks crowned by steeply pitched gables and spires. Its 32 passenger elevators are panelled in woods including Birdseye Maple, Macassar Ebony, Italian Willow, Tamo and Kevazingo.
The banking center occupies a separate three-story building beside the tower, a result of construction problems on the main site. The lobby holds an art gallery with curated exhibitions. The northeast corner contains a building within a building: the old Western Union structure was kept intact and the new tower built over it.
The northeast corner holds a building within a building: when relocating the Western Union telegraph cables proved unfeasible, the new tower was built over the existing structure, which was incorporated intact. The exterior stone is red Swedish granite, giving the tower a dark pink appearance.
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