1600 Smith Street, Postmodern skyscraper in Downtown Houston, United States
The Continental Center One rises 223 meters with 53 floors, featuring a glass and aluminum facade in Downtown Houston's financial district.
Completed in 1984, the building became Continental Airlines headquarters in 1998 when 3,200 employees moved to this central business location.
The structure exemplifies 1980s corporate architecture with its geometric patterns and materials that characterize the postmodern design movement.
The building contains over 1,098,399 square feet of office space and connects to Houston's underground tunnel system for temperature-controlled access.
An electrical failure in 2000 at this building caused delays for hundreds of Continental Airlines flights across the global network.
Location: Houston
Inception: 1984
Architectural style: postmodern architecture
Floors above the ground: 53
Height: 223 m
Address: 1600 Smith Street, Houston, TX, United States
GPS coordinates: 29.75445,-95.37270
Latest update: May 28, 2025 05:32
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