Thursday, March 17, 2011
John Hancock Building (1960-62)
Gordon Bunschaft's design of the concrete exoskeleton distinguishes the John Hancock Building (now known as K&B Plaza) as the finest of four buildings by corporate architects Skidmore, Owings & Merill in New Orleans. Nolan, Norman & Nolan served as associate architects. Fountain by Isamu Noguchi. AIA Merit Award, 1963.
[F. Stock; photo: TSA NOVA]
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actually this building has been replicated throughout the country...it was part of stock plans generated by SOM...
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