Bank of the Southwest Tower

Bank of the Southwest Tower
General information
Status	Never built
Location	Louisiana Street Houston, Texas
Height
Antenna spire	1,404 ft (428 m)
Roof	1,275 ft (389 m)
Technical details
Floor count	82
Floor area	200,000 m^2 (2,200,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects, also Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates

The Bank of the Southwest Tower was a proposed building located in Houston, Texas, at 1,404 ft tall.^[1] It would have been the second tallest building in North America after the Willis Tower in Chicago.^{[citation needed]} With an estimated construction cost of $350–400 million, the project was cancelled before construction commenced, due to lack of funds during the economic downturn.^[2]

The design created by architect Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects was the winner of a design competition in 1982.^[2]

References

1. Bank of the Southwest Tower^[usurped], Emporis.com.
2. Strom, Steven (2010). Houston Lost and Unbuilt. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-0-292-72113-5.

Further reading

• Ramierz, Fernando (September 1, 2016). "How an oil bust robbed Houston of its tallest skyscraper". Chron.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

External links

• Bank of the Southwest Tower at SkyscraperPage's Forums
• 1982 New York Times Article

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