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Transco Tower
(Now known as the Williams Tower)
 1984
 Houston, Texas
Philip Johnson
1979 Pritzker Prize Laureate


Photo from the Pritzker Prize Page - Reprinted with permission

At 64 stories and 901 feet, the Transco Tower is the world's tallest building that is not in a central business district. The skyscraper features the glass and steel severity of the International Style in an art deco-inspired design.

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