Orleans Tower

Orleans Tower (formerly Amoco Building)
General information
Type	Office
Location	1340 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70112 United States
Coordinates	29°57′3.29″N 90°04′38.83″W / 29.9509139°N 90.0774528°W / 29.9509139; -90.0774528
Completed	1977
Height
Antenna spire	N/A
Roof	280 ft (85 m)
Top floor	280 ft (85 m)
Technical details
Floor count	20
Floor area	Office: 378,895 sq ft (35,200.5 m2)
Lifts/elevators	10
Design and construction
Architect(s)	3D/International

Orleans Tower (formerly Amoco Building), located at 1340 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 20-story, 280 feet (85 m)-tall skyscraper designed in the international style by 3D/International. The international style grew in popularity during the sixties and seventies after the architect Mies Van Der Rohe designed the Seagram Building on Park Ave in New York City and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill designed the Sears Tower in the heart of downtown Chicago. The building is primarily used for leaseable office space, with some retail space on the ground level. The design of the building can be best classified as international with its black aluminum and glass curtain wall. The building currently houses the offices of several city and state agencies, including the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office. Orleans Tower is currently the 28th tallest building in New Orleans.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in New Orleans

References

• Rozsa, Matthew (September 10, 2005). "History is being flooded, too". Salon. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
• Boyles, B.W. (2015). New Orleans Boom & Blackout: One Hundred Days in America's Coolest Hot Spot. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. pt38–39. ISBN 978-1-62585-357-8.

External links

• Amoco Building on Emporis.com
• Orleans Tower Official Site