Bank of the Southwest Tower

Proposed building in Houston

Bank of the Southwest Tower

General information
Status| Never built
Location| Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas
Height
Antenna spire| 1,404 ft (428 m)
Roof| 1,275 ft (389 m)
Technical details
Floor count| 82
Floor area| 200,000 m2 (2,200,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects, also Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates

The Bank of the Southwest Tower was a proposed building located in Houston, Texas, at 1,404 ft tall.[1] It would have been the second tallest building in North America after the Willis Tower in Chicago.[citation needed] With an estimated construction cost of $350–400 million, the project was cancelled before construction commenced, due to lack of funds during the economic downturn.[2]

The design created by architect Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects was the winner of a design competition in 1982.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Bank of the Southwest Tower, Emporis.com.
2. ^ a b Strom, Steven (2010). Houston Lost and Unbuilt. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-0-292-72113-5.

Further reading

* Ramierz, Fernando (September 1, 2016). "How an oil bust robbed Houston of its tallest skyscraper". Chron.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Bank of the Southwest Tower at SkyscraperPage's Forums
* 1982 New York Times Article

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* Bank of the Southwest Tower

See also: List of tallest buildings in Houston

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