1500 Louisiana, Houston, Texas - Skyscrapers on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
It is hard to say what is so likable about this building. Everything is round, which is a little bit different than your typical skyscraper, but the most stunning creation of Pelli is the circular skywalk linking this building with the former Enron Building and a parking garage. Pelli modeled the skywalk after an airplane wing, containing the support in the deck and creating, in his own words, ‘a translucent envelope.’

One thing that was surely likable about this building to investors was its price. Enron spent over $200 million building it. It was snapped up during Enron’s bankruptcy proceedings of a mere $102 million. The building, along with the original Enron Building, is now home to Chevron.

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Building Name: 1500 Louisiana Street Structure Height: 600 Number of Stories: 40 Year Built: 2002 Architect/Design Firm: Cesar Pelli & Associates Style: Post-Modern Use: Office Building Publicly accessible areas: None. Hours: None. Cost: None. Address: 1500 Louisiana Houston, Texas Building Website: [Web Link] Emporis link: [Web Link]

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Date Logged Log User Rating   7/13/2007 run26.2 visited it

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