Downtown Atlanta Modern Architecture Photos |
In the 1960s, Atlanta started its Renaissance with some significant new skyscrapers & the quality of design has accelerated since then. Today Atlanta has one of the more interesting skylines in America. |
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| Skyline of downtown Atlanta above Whale mural of Underground city. | Skyline of downtown Atlanta skyscrapers from Capitol vista. | State of Georgia Building (1966) (2 Peachtree Street NW) (44floors). Architect: FABRAP + Emery Roth & Sons. | One Park Tower (1961) (34 Peachtree St.) (32 floors). |
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| Flatiron & Equitable Buildings. | Equitable Building (1968) (100 Peachtree Street NW) (35 floors). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP + FABRAP. | Equitable, 191 Peachtree, & Georgia Pacific Towers above Candler Building. | One Park, 191 Peachtree, & Georgia Pacific Towers over Coca-Cola sign. |
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| Georgia Pacific Tower (1982) (133 Peachtree Street NE) (52 floors). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | 191 Peachtree & Georgia Pacific Towers above Candler Building. | 191 Peachtree Tower (1991) (50 floors). Architect: Kendall/Heaton Assoc. + Johnson/Burgee Architects. | 191 Peachtree Tower. |
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| Crown of 191 Peachtree Tower. | Entrance facade of 191 Peachtree Tower. | Portal of 191 Peachtree Tower. | Ritz-Carlton Hotel Downtown Atlanta (1984) (24 floors) under 191 Peachtree Tower. Architect: John H. Summer and Assoc. |
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| Westin Peachtree Plaza & 191 Peachtree Tower. | Fountain of Rings of Centennial Olympic Park with skyline of Atlanta.  | Westin Peachtree Plaza & 191 Peachtree Tower. | Westin Peachtree Plaza behind Carnegie Building (1925). |
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| Westin Peachtree Plaza, one of world's tallest hotels. | Westin Peachtree Plaza (1973) (210 Peachtree Street NW) (70 floors). Architect: John Portman & Assoc. | Plaza of Peachtree Center. Architect: Edwards & Portman. | Round black glass tower addition (1971) to Hyatt Regency Atlanta (1967) (24 floors). Architect: John Portman & Assoc. |
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| 260 Peachtree Building (1971) (27 floors) above heritage building. Architect: Sidney R. Barrett & Assoc. | 260 Peachtree Building & Southern Company Building (270 Peachtree). | Southern Company Building (1961) (270 Peachtree Street NE) (22 floors). Architect: FABRAP. | SunTrust Plaza (1992) (303 Peachtree Street NE) (60 floors). Architect: John Portman & Assoc. |
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| Terraced facade of SunTrust Plaza. | Glass canopy which circles base of SunTrust Plaza. | Sculptures at base of SunTrust Plaza. | Fountain cascades through Ballet Olympia sculptures at SunTrust Plaza. |
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| Ballet Olympia (1991-2) by John Portman after Maenad (1953) by Paul Manship at SunTrust Plaza. | Grand Mercy (1996) by Jerry Peart against SunTrust Plaza. | Peachtree Summit (1975) (401 West Peachtree Street NW) (31 floors). Architect: Toombs, Amisano & Wells. | Centennial Tower (1975) (101 Marietta Street NW) (36 floors). Architect: Neuhaus & Taylor. |
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| The Phoenix (1981) sculpted by Francesco Somaini near Underground Atlanta. | Fulton County Government Center tower. | Fulton County Government Center (1989) (141 Pryor Street SW) (12 floors). | Fulton County Government Center atriums. |
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| Atlanta-Fulton Public Library (1980) (0ne Margaret Mitchell Square). Architect: Marcel Breuer. | Inverted stepped facade of Atlanta-Fulton Public Library. | Brushed steel sculpture Wisdom Bridge (1990) by Richard Hunt at Atlanta-Fulton Public Library. | Androgyne Planet sculpture (1996) by Enric Pladevall in Centennial Olympic Park with Bank of America tower beyond. |
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| Bank of America Plaza (1992) (600 Peachtree Street NE) (55 floors). Architect: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Assoc. | Facade of Bank of America Plaza. | Bank of America Plaza entrance plaza. | Bank of America Plaza details of latticework pinnacle. |
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