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Transamerica Pyramid
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DESIGNER |
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CONTEXT |
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Importance of the building in the territory and in the city |
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DESCRIPTION |
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MATERIALS |
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reinforced concrete, glass, steel, aluminium
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LOCATION |
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Continent |
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North America |
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Nation |
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United States |
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California |
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County |
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San Francisco |
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Town |
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San Francisco |
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Address |
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600 Montgomery Street
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Website |
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for offices and professional practises
Offices
Vertical architectures
Skyscrapers
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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1969
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Realisation |
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1969 - 1972 |
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THE BUILDING IN CINEMA |
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Directed by |
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Nationality |
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Year of production |
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Cast |
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Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch, Dermot Mulroney, Chloë Sevigny |
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Building's role |
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Title |
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Nationality |
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Cast |
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Paul Dooley, Paul Walker, Claude Akins, Stella Stevens, Howard Duff, Henry Gibson, Jesse White, John Carradine, Stacy Ferguson |
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Title |
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Cast |
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James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen, Christopher Morely, Mike Kellin, Alex Rocco, Linda Marsh, Valerie Harper |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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Judith Dupré, Adrian Smith, Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York 2008, pp. 66-67 |
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Judith Dupré, Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York 1996, pp. 64-65 |
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Sally Byrne Woodbridge, John Marshall Woodbridge, Architecture. San Francisco, 101 Productions, San Francisco 1982, p. 26 |
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"Tour Transamerica / Transamerica Corporation building. San Francisco", L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui 165, décembre 1972-janvier 1973/december 1972-january 1973, pp. 44-46 |
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DIMENSIONAL DATA |
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Height |
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m. 260 (ft. 853) spire m. 64.6 (ft. 212) |
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Quantity |
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STRUCTURES |
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STAFF |
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Project |
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William Pereira & Associates |
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Associate designers |
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General contractor |
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Dinwiddie Construction Co. |
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CREDITS |
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