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You do realize that Phillip Johnson is the architech for many of Atlanta's most famous buildings?
One of I.M. Pei earliest buidings was in Atlanta.
(Newer one.)
Yes, I know that Philip Johnson designed few skyscrapers in Atlanta. He has designed skyscrapers for cities all over the country, so it's really not that unique to have a few Philip Johnson buildings. However, Johnson has a long history with Dallas and Houston (Houston especially) which is unique. I think the only city that has more Philip Johnson buildings than those two cities are New York and maybe Boston. Also many of his most iconic buildings are in Texas. You have the Water Gardens in Fort Worth, Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, and the Pennzoil Building, Transco Tower, the Rothko Museum, Gerald Hines College of Architecture in Houston.
Besides, are you sure Johnson actually designed those Atlanta skyscrapers or was he just a consultant? There is a difference. It's like giving a producer credit for directing the movie. I know he was doing a lot of consulting work at the time Atlanta went through its skyscraper boom.
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Richard Mier and the Renzo Piano expansion of High Art Museum
Some of Atlanta older treasures:
The Fox and The
Georgian Terrace Hotel across
The Candler Building
In 2007 The AIA listed 100 American Architectural treasures.The High Museum was listed.The only other building in Texas listed was the State Capitol Building in Austin.
Oh yeah I forgot about the High Museum. I'm not a huge Richard Meier fan, but I really do like that building. You know he also designed the Rachofsky House in Dallas?
I know Renzo Piano is also designing the expansions to the Kimbell Art Museum and he also designed the Manil Museum in Houston.
Phillip Johnson was great but his stuff is not my favourite.This is my favourite in Atlanta
I also forgot to add that the Flatiron Building 1897 in Atlanta pre-dates the one in New York.It generally is considered historically significant in is construction and design.
Publix is pretty much in all of the metro areas of SC...15 in Greenville-Spartanburg; 11 in Charleston; 7 in Hilton Head and SC area of Savannah; 2 in the SC area of Augusta; and 9 in Columbia, including this very cool store historic Confederate Armory building in downtown Columbia:
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That's crazy. Publix has to be one of the most(if not the most) architecturally diverse Supermarkets in the US. Here are 2 pics of a Publix on South Beach Miami:
Phillip Johnson was great but his stuff is not my favourite.This is my favourite in Atlanta
I also forgot to add that the Flatiron Building 1897 in Atlanta pre-dates the one in New York.It generally is considered historically significant in is construction and design.
Do you know who designed the first building? Isn't that in Buckhead? I keep forgetting about Buckhead in conversations about Atlanta architecture or skylines. I'm not a that crazy about the skyscrapers in midtown and uptown but Buckhead looks pretty nice from what I've seen (although I've never been there). It reminds me of a mix between TMC and the new skyscrapers in Austin.
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Do you know who designed the first building? Isn't that in Buckhead? I keep forgetting about Buckhead in conversations about Atlanta architecture or skylines. I'm not a that crazy about the skyscrapers in midtown and uptown but Buckhead looks pretty nice from what I've seen (although I've never been there). It reminds me of a mix between TMC and the new skyscrapers in Austin.
No, the 'gull-wing' building (Symphony Tower) is at 14th and Peachtree in Midtown.
This and the IBM tower are two of my favorite buildings. I love how Atlanta puts detail into a lot of its buildings. Dallas has a more abstract contemporary art type feel to its builings with lots of glass and angles. My favorite Dallas building is the Fountain Place tower by I.M. Pei.
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Publix is pretty much in all of the metro areas of SC...15 in Greenville-Spartanburg; 11 in Charleston; 7 in Hilton Head and SC area of Savannah; 2 in the SC area of Augusta; and 9 in Columbia, including this very cool store historic Confederate Armory building in downtown Columbia: