Central Business District Modern Architecture, New Orleans Photos |
The New Orleans Central Business District between Canal Street, Mississippi River, Ponchartrain Expressway & O'Keefe Streets contains several interesting modern structures of note. |
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| Central business district skyline of New Orleans. | First Bank & Trust Tower (1987) (36 floors) (909 Poydras St.). Architect: Welton Becket & Assoc. | Crown of First Bank & Trust Tower. | Facade of First Bank & Trust Tower. |
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| Entrance of First Bank & Trust Tower. | Decorative details of First Bank & Trust Tower. | Streetscape along Poydras St. with First Bank & Trust Tower, Homewood Suites, Le Pavillon, Shell Square & Pan American Life Center. | One Shell Square (1972) (51 floors) (701 Poydras St.). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. |
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| One Shell Square facade. | Details of One Shell Square. | Pan American Life Center (1980) (27 floors) (601 Poydras St.). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. | Modern CapitalOne Tower over octagonal tower of National American Bank & dome of Hibernia Bank Buildings. |
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| CapitalOne Tower (1984) (53 floors) (201 St. Charles Avenue). Architect: Moriyama & Teshima Architects. | Modern adaptation of New Orleans-style balconies on base of CapitalOne Tower. | Energy Center (1984) (39 floors) (1100 Poydras St.). Architect: HKS, Inc. | Facade of Energy Center. |
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| Stainless steel sculpture at base of Energy Center. | Facade details of Energy Center. | Plaza Tower (1969) (45 floors) (1001 Howard Avenue). Architect: Leonard R Spangenberg, Jr. & Assoc. | Overhanging crown of Plaza Tower. |
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| Base structure of Plaza Tower. | Hyatt Regency New Orleans (1976) (27 floors). Architect: Welton Becket and Assoc. | Hyatt Regency New Orleans & 1250 Poydras Plaza. | 1250 Poydras Plaza (1979) (24 floors). Architect: 3D/International. |
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| 1250 Poydras Plaza over sculpture group mimicking religious buildings. | 1250 Poydras Plaza over sculpture group mimicking religious buildings. | New Orleans City Hall with 1515 Poydras (1984) (29 floors) by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP beyond. | 1450 Poydras (1989) (26 floors) by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Perez Ernst & Farnet, APC, Architects & Engineers, Hewitt-Washington & Assoc. Architects over City Hall & Loyola Ave. |
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| Louisiana Superdome (1975) (1500 Poydras St.). Architect: Edward B. Silverstein & Assoc.+ Nolan, Norman & Nolan + Curtis & Davis. | New Orleans Arena (1999) 1501 Girod St.). | Texaco Center (1983) (32 floors) (400 Poydras St.). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. | Skyline of New Orleans from Riverwalk Marketplace. |
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| Whale wall by Wyland on building beside Riverwalk Marketplace. | World Trade Center New Orleans (1967) (33 floors) (2 Canal St.). Architect: Edward Durell Stone & Assoc., Robert Lee Hall & Assoc. | Observation crown of World Trade Center New Orleans over domes of Harrah's Casino. | Harrah's Casino roof domes against World Trade Center New Orleans. |
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| Harrah's New Orleans Jazz Casino (1999) (4 Canal St.). Architect: Perez Ernst & Farnet, APC, Architects & Engineers + Byron J. Stewart & Assoc. | Sign of Harrah's New Orleans Jazz Casino. | Pediment of Harrah's New Orleans Jazz Casino. | Entrance sign for Riverwalk Marketplace built for 1984 Louisiana World Exposition themed "World of Rivers - Fresh Waters as a Source of Life.". |
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| One River Place Condominiums (1989) (14 floors) (3 Poydras St.). Architect: Stanley Muller & Assoc. | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (1978-2006) extended for 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. | Piazza d'Italia (1979). Architect: Charles Willard Moore + Perez Assoc. |
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| Details of Piazza d'Italia. | Ocean Song sculpture by John T. Scott in Woldenberg Riverfront Park against Shell Square, Sheraton & Marriot Hotels. | Sheraton New Orleans (1985) (48 floors) (#1 Camp Street*) by Farret & Tabher & New Orleans Marriott (1972) (42 floors (555 Canal St.) by Curtis and Davis. | Steamboat Natchez against World Trade & Westin towers. |
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| Westin New Orleans Canal Place (1983) (29 floors) (921 Canal St.) to right of One Canal Place. Architect: RTKL Assoc. Inc. | One Canal Place (1979) (32 floors) (365 Canal St.). Architect: August Perez & Assoc. | Atrium within One Canal Place. | Atrium within One Canal Place. |
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