Two Allen Center - Houston, Texas
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N 29° 45.428 W 095° 22.278
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Two Allen Center -- sometimes still known as "Devon Energy Center" -- is a 36-story 521 ft (159 m) tall skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. Built in 1978, it is part of the Allen Center office complex located at the western edge of downtown.
Waymark Code: WMH1FY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2013
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Two Allen Center -- sometimes still referred to as "Devon Energy Center" -- is a 36-story 521 ft (159 m) tall skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. Architected by the firm of Lloyd Jones Brewer & Associates, the building features a precast concrete curtain wall glazed with reflective, heat-strengthened bronze glass and covers a total of 995,623 square feet (92,496 m2) of office space. It was originally completed in 1978 and underwent an extensive renovation effort in 1992.
The skyscraper it is one of 4 towers that comprise the Allen Center complex, an office park at the western edge of the city's downtown district. A network of glass skywalks connects the lobbies of the office towers with each other, while the entire complex is conveniently situated on Houston's six-mile (10 km) pedestrian and retail tunnel system that links many of the city's downtown office buildings together.
Over the past decade, Two Allen Center housed the Houston offices of the Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corporation. However, on October 11, 2012, the company announced that it was leaving Houston and closing its downtown office to consolidate operations in its Oklahoma City headquarters. The move was completed by the end of Q1 2013.
Building Name: Devon Energy Center / Two Allen Center
Structure Height: 521
Number of Stories: 36
Year Built: 1978 (renovated in 1992)
Architect/Design Firm: Lloyd Jones Brewer & Associates
Style: International Style
Use: Office Building
Publicly accessible areas:
The lobby, ground level, and skywalks are publicly accessible.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm.
Cost:
None.
Address:
1200 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002
USA
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
Building Website: Not listed
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