What) The Bank of America Center is a highrise representing one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture construction in downtown Houston, Texas. Formerly the RepublicBank Center, NCNB Center, and NationsBank Center, the building was completed in October 1983 and designed by award winning architect Phillip Johnson and partner John Burgee. It is reminiscent of the Dutch Gothic architecture of canal houses in The Netherlands. It has three segmented tower setbacks, each with a steeply pitched gabled roofline that is topped off with spires. At 56 stories the Bank of America Center is the 51st tallest building in the United States and is the seventh tallest building in Texas. (1)

    Why) I actually graduated from a 2 year Architectural drafting program before spending 5 years as a structural draftsman.  In that time I developed an appreciation for buildings and design.  When I find myself in a new city like Houston, I spend much of my free time walking around randomly with my neck craned upward.  This building is just one of the interesting sights that I discovered in Houston.

























Let's work our way up from the detail pictures to the full building.








It is hard to get good angles because the streets are narrow but they are full of buildings.





I would have explored the lobby but the building was closed.
An unusual angle for an unusual building.