Midtown Atlanta Modern Architecture Photos

North of Downtown Atlanta along Peachtree Ave. prestige neighborhoods & the Woodruff Arts Center have precipitated a building boom of well-designed postmodern highrises adding a second skyline to Atlanta.

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High Museum of Art. Atlanta, GA.Memorial Arts Building home of Atlanta Symphony. Atlanta, GA.Domed First Church of Christ Scientist Atlanta. Atlanta, GA.Cornelius Sheehan house & converted to Crescent Apartments. Atlanta, GA.
High Museum of Art (1983). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Richard Meier. Memorial Arts Building (1968) (1280 Peachtree Street NE) home of Atlanta Symphony. Atlanta, GA. Architect: Joseph Amisano. Domed First Church of Christ Scientist Atlanta (1914) (1235 Peachtree St. NE.). Atlanta, GA. Style: Neoclassical. Architect: Arthur Neal Robinson. Cornelius Sheehan house (1899) (moved to 979 Crescent Ave. in 1913) & converted to Crescent Apartments. Atlanta, GA.
Wachovia Plaza. Atlanta, GA.Sixth Federal Reserve District Building with sculpted bronze eagle by Elbert Weinberg. Atlanta, GA.Skyline of Atlanta north of downtown around symphony & High Museum arts complex. Atlanta, GA.GLG Grand. Atlanta, GA.
Wachovia Plaza (1987) (999 Peachtree Street NE) (28 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Heery International, Inc..Sixth Federal Reserve District Building (1964) (12 floors) with sculpted bronze eagle by Elbert Weinberg. Atlanta, GA.Skyline of Atlanta north of downtown around symphony & High Museum arts complex. Atlanta, GA.GLG Grand (1992) (75 14th Street NE) (53 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Rabun Hogan Ota Rasche Architects.
GLG Grand roof details. Atlanta, GA.Promenade 2. Atlanta, GA.Promenade 2 crown details. Atlanta, GA.Promenade 2 facade details. Atlanta, GA.
GLG Grand roof details. Atlanta, GA.Promenade 2 (1990) (1230 Peachtree Street NE) (38 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Assoc.; Ai Group.Promenade 2 crown details. Atlanta, GA.Promenade 2 facade details. Atlanta, GA.
Promenade 2 with eagle statue of Sixth Federal Reserve District. Atlanta, GA.Symphony Center with glass roof wings behind black Promenade 2. Atlanta, GA.Symphony Center beyond bronze eagle of Sixth Federal Reserve District. Atlanta, GA.Symphony Center. Atlanta, GA.
Promenade 2 with eagle statue of Sixth Federal Reserve District. Atlanta, GA.Symphony Center with glass roof wings behind black Promenade 2. Atlanta, GA.Symphony Center beyond bronze eagle of Sixth Federal Reserve District. Atlanta, GA.Symphony Center (2006) (1180 Peachtree St. NE) (41 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Pickard Chilton Architects; Kendall/Heaton Assoc..
Symphony Center towers of porticoed mansion beside Memorial Arts Building. Atlanta, GA.Queen-Anne-style mansion surrounded by highrises overlooking Memorial Arts Building. Atlanta, GA.1100 Peachtree St. NE. Atlanta, GA.Crown detail of 1100 Peachtree St. NE. Atlanta, GA.
Symphony Center towers of porticoed mansion beside Memorial Arts Building. Atlanta, GA.Queen-Anne-style mansion surrounded by highrises overlooking Memorial Arts Building. Atlanta, GA.1100 Peachtree St. NE (1990) (28 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Assoc..Crown detail of 1100 Peachtree St. NE. Atlanta, GA.
One Atlantic Center. Atlanta, GA.Crown of One Atlantic Center. Atlanta, GA.The Campanile in Midtown. Atlanta, GA.The Campanile detail. Atlanta, GA.
One Atlantic Center (1987) (1201 West Peachtree Street NW) (50 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Heery International + Johnson/Burgee Architects.Crown of One Atlantic Center. Atlanta, GA.The Campanile (1987) (20 floors) in Midtown. Atlanta, GA. Architect: Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Assoc..The Campanile detail. Atlanta, GA.
Highrises opposite Woodruff Arts Center. Atlanta, GA.Woodruff Arts Center & surrounding highrises. Atlanta, GA.Mayfair Renaissance. Atlanta, GA.Crown of Mayfair Renaissance. Atlanta, GA.
Highrises opposite Woodruff Arts Center. Atlanta, GA.Woodruff Arts Center & surrounding highrises. Atlanta, GA.Mayfair Renaissance (2002) (181 14th Street NE) (35 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Assoc..Crown of Mayfair Renaissance. Atlanta, GA.
Two Midtown Plaza. Atlanta, GA.The Peachtree. Atlanta, GA.One Buckhead Plaza. Atlanta, GA.
Two Midtown Plaza (1986) (1349 West Peachtree Street NW) (17 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Assoc..The Peachtree (1989) (Peachtree Street NE at 16th) (20 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Assoc..One Buckhead Plaza (1988) (3060 Peachtree Road NW) (19 floors). Atlanta, GA. Architect: Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Assoc..

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