Glassscrapers!...

[KCghettoboi]

Show some pics of your cities glassscrapers...Here are 3 photos of Kansas City's tallest glass skyscrapers:

This is a photo of the "OneKansasCityPlace"- built in 1988; 632' ft tall(tallest building in missouri)

this is a photo of the "TransAmericaBuilding"-built in 1986; 591' ft tall

this is a photo of the "1201WalnutBuilding"-built 1991; 427' tall

Now show us your images of your city's "glass skyscrapers", or any city's glass skyscarpers, and discuss?...

[DBR96]

PPG Place; Pittsburgh, PA.

[Cotuit]

PPG is my favourite skyscraper. We don't have any class in Providence. If the Pilgrims didn't use it, neither do our city planners.

There is a new glass office building about to begin construction in Capital Centre though.

[KCghettoboi]

I'm from KC, I like our glass scrapers....But I can't lie I like the PPG the best. How tall is it? Our OneKansasCityPlace(the first one) is 632ft tall, but I assume the PPG one is much taller...

[UK_D]

I think its 192m tall.

Although they havent been built yet, Leeds' is Criterion Place, they are the only glass ones in our city, apart from small 9 storey buildings ect. If not built buildings dont count, then fine, but its the only thing I can submit for my city

If approved, theyre due to start in early 2006, I think.

The tallest is 161m.

[Allan]

The only all glass skyscraper in Detroit is the Renaissance Center.

Inside looking up

[Brickell]

My favorite

Espirito Santo Plaza in Miami

[DBR96]

I'm from KC, I like our glass scrapers....But I can't lie I like the PPG the best. How tall is it? Our OneKansasCityPlace(the first one) is 632ft tall, but I assume the PPG one is much taller...

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Actually, PPG Place is 635' tall, only 3' taller than One Kansas City Place. It's the third-tallest building in Pittsburgh; The USX Tower is the tallest at 841', and One Mellon Plaza is the second-tallest at 725'.

[Spartan]

I like the PPG building.

I didn't realize that people we're buliding things like that in the UK outside of London! You really should show some more pictures of Leeds

The Ultimate glass skyscraper(s):

[Delta]

Some from Australia. Let's go comprehensive

Link for more pics 'n info are underneath each project.

Sydney has a few.

3 that come to mind are:

Aurora Place Tower. Designed by Renzo Piano @ 617ft/188m to roof and 718ft/219m to pinnacle. It's clad in a white laminated glass.

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The glass fin:

On the skyline:

Aurora Place

Gateway Plaza @ 538ft/164m:

Gateway Plaza

HSBC Centre @ 531ft/162m. Late 1980s post-modernism.

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HSBC Centre

Melbourne...

Rialto Towers @ 824ft/251m:

Rialto Towers

Brisbane...

Waterfront Place @ 531ft/162m:

Waterfront Place

AMP Centre @ 443ft/135m:

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AMP Centre

Double trouble!! The AMP Centre along with Comalco Place @ 440ft/134m:

Comalco Place

Perth...

Exchange Plaza @ 479ft/146m:

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Exchange Plaza

Woodside Tower @ 449ft/137m:

Woodside Tower

The Quadrant @ 249ft/76m:

The Quadrant

[KCghettoboi]

They done a good job on the PPG building, it looks much taller than it is....

I like that building too^...When was it built?

[Delta]

They done a good job on the PPG building, it looks much taller than it is....I like that building too^...When was it built?

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The extremely beautiful post-modern One PPG Place was completed in 1984. So was the glass clad Two PPG Place which is lower @ 223ft/68m.

Read & see more about them @ One & Two PPG Place

[600travis]

Here are Houston's tallest glass scrapers

Wells Fargo Plaza 972 feet (the tallest all glass scraper in the western hemisphere)

Williams Tower 901 feet

[Fruit Cove]

does anyone have alternate photos of williams tower?

[600travis]

does anyone have alternate photos of williams tower?

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Williams Waterwall

[Fruit Cove]

thanks, nice pics and welcome to the forum.

[KCghettoboi]

nice pics, Huston has one of the best glass scraper skylines...

[wolfdawg54]

Awesome pictures! I love the glassscapers in Austrailia especially the Rialto Towers.

[BrandonTO416]

Houston's buildings in and of themselves look interesting, but they are so suburban in nature.

Oh I'm such an urban addict.

[Twin Cities]

[Fruit Cove]

is it bad i dont recognize that skyline

[600travis]

is it bad i dont recognize that skyline

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minneapolis

[Fruit Cove]

thanks pal

[KCghettoboi]

I know where that "yellow frieght" semi was goin', he was probably headin' back to KC(yellow's HQ is here)

[Delta]

Awesome pictures! I love the glassscapers in Austrailia especially the Rialto Towers.

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Thanks wolfsawg54. You're the first one in this thread to acknowledge a post that didn't involve U.S. glass scrapers but the Australian ones (that took me over an hour to organise too as I use dial-up and took hours to submitt). Part II on more Aussie glass-scrapers coming soon.

In the meantime, a swinging glassy in Toronto, Royal Bank Tower South @ 617ft/188m:

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