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Rainier Tower – Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Posted in Built by Christopher Lawrence on February 15, 2010

Rainier Tower base

Building: Rainier Tower
Location: 1301 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
Completion: 1977
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki
Structural Engineer: John Skilling

AE Interests: This forty-story tall skyscraper consists of 29 stories of occupied office space supported by a steel superstructure. While the remaining levels make up the concrete pedestal that tapers inward toward the ground which allows for the maximum amount of open space on the block.
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