Continental Center I, 51-story, 732ft office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, is a slender sliver of pockmarked stone climbing into the sky, a wide grid of strength, challenging the other buildings for dominance of Power Corner.
The tower stands as a postmodern-style building. It is currently the 8th-tallest building in Houston. The structure's asymmetrical shape allows it to look different from different angles, and its final geometry is subject to interpretation. Though it may appear sparse from some sides, the exterior landscaping contains a sunken fountain and picnic area, as well as some interestingly done sculptures integrated into the sidewalk along Smith Street, known as the "rolled up sidewalks". In 2010, Continental Airlines and United Airlines announced that they would merge and that the headquarters of the combined company would be in the Chicago Loop in Chicago.
1600 Smith may look chunky, but it is refreshingly different, and the garage for the former Continental Airlines Building has a cool view of the futuristic looking pedestrian skywalks of Chevron's buildings.
© Christine Till - CT-Graphics
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