Bank of America Plaza
Dallas, USA

HEIGHT: 281m/921 feet
FLOORS: 72 floors
COMPLETION: 1985
ARCHITECT: JPJ Architects Inc.

Upon completion in 1985 this 72-story skyscraper instantly achieved a landmark status as the tallest in Dallas and the most recognizable silhouette downtown. The Bank of America Plaza skyscraper is clad in silver reflective glass. At night the skyscraper's lighting feature is amazing; it is outlined by over two miles of radiant, emerald green argon tubing and is seen for miles from around the city and suburbs.

The skyscraper is home to Bank of America which is Texas headquarters and one of the largest banks in the nation. Due to banks changing names or bank mergers the now called Bank of America Plaza skyscraper has the distinction of being renamed more times than any other skyscraper downtown; at least six different names since the project was announced in 1981.

Initially in 1981 this was called Main Center and the development was to be done in phases, it was to include a twin 72-story tower and a high-rise hotel with supporting retail space. The remaining phases were not built as a result of the collapse in the real estate market of the late 1980s.

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8.5/10

I love this one. I might be irrational here, but its corners and setbacks appeal to me..especially that neon lighting. I prefer this to the Wells Fargo Plaza.

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Yeah, The neon...Pretty cool effect. I particularly like this one..

9/10

The lights make it look cool at night but I am not partial to boxes I give it a 8.5

Not bad, could use some more curving but pretty much stands out from the crowd.

8/10

It was supposed to have a 921 foot twin. It's argon (not neon)
is fine, although there's the bunch that love to hate the
brashness of it. Night lighting on tall buildings has been very
symobolic of the city of Dallas' somewhat isolated prairie location
for seventy years - a type of lit beacon, if you will, has always
been on the big ones.

Lot's of corner offices in those niches - good for tenants. It is 939
feet from the base of the sunken plaza and is the most prominent
piece of glass and steel on Dallas. 8.5.

The structure in a skyline composite:

http://skylinegruve2002.dallasmetropolis.com/dallasnightime4.jpg

i dont like the green outline, it makes it look like its simesorta toy or sumthin

I actually really like this building.

9.5/10

great tower. . . one of my fav Texas scrapers;) 9/10

Few buildings (or cities) boast such an impressive nighttime profile:

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The building itself - 9/10 for height and glass facade.

Glass, glass everywhere!!

Nice form and sharp lines. Neon work is suitable and certainly gives it presence.

(Dallas is so pretty, pretty @ night.)

8.5

it's tall and the setbacks are cool though i'm not crazy about the neon...8/10

I've always liked this building. 9/10

Awesome by day, phenominal by night. 9/10.

I like it, but the top looks kind of stumpy. It could use a better crown. On the other hand, I am a sucker for the argon lighting.
7

Nice design and very tall. 7.5

8.5/10 - Has good height, and I really like the combination of horizontal and vertical setbacks, which moves it "beyond the box." Plus, the facade really dances with the light. and the night lighting is awesome - yes, Dallas does have a very nice night skyline, BTW.
But it does need a better top, and vertical instead of horizontal lines on the facade would help the height even more.

Awesome building! Tall, the argon lighting kicks ass too! i give it a 9 outta 10. I'd love to have this one in the Atlanta skyline!

What is that water in some of the pics? Was that added there in photoshop or does Dallas have a little pond next to downtown?

it`s high but not more 6.5/10

-Bump!-

Why? Because it's awesome! And green.

8.5/10

nice tower. like the outline:D

This is the ultimate notched-corner skyscraper. I give it an 8.5.

its a box but i like it 7

Awesome tower!

8.5/10

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>It was supposed to have a 921 foot twin. It's argon (not neon)
is fine, although there's the bunch that love to hate the
brashness of it. Night lighting on tall buildings has been very
symobolic of the city of Dallas' somewhat isolated prairie location
for seventy years - a type of lit beacon, if you will, has always
been on the big ones.</td></tr>
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This is where I read that! "A type of lit beacon."

Love this building, 9/10

Classy

Peachtree - That's the Trinity river at flood stage.

I love the argon, my favorite buildings in the Southwest, 10/10.

Damn this building is cool! The lightning,glas facade.The design itself.The colour of the building....It just makes a great tower
9.0/10

I applaud every effort to vary the plain box. These folks have done quite nicely for Dallas in their pursuit of that in my eyes most laudable endeavor, and I applaud that with an 8.

9.5

I have to admit... the green argon REALLY helps this one out... it really highlights the interesting geometry of this building

A classic structure

It gleams... it's beautiful... it's TALL!

It's huge... it dominates the skyline


BRILLIANT!

Big and boring and lit like it's Christmas season.

A box with a difference.. :) Its shape is very distinctive.. I like the facade dances with the light really well.. The glass is simply awesome :D Not to mention the neon or argon or whatever lighting! :cool: Easily the best of Dallas...

10/10

8/10 Gotta love reflective glass.

10 I just love this one. An excellent addition to downtown Dallas. In fact a very impressive skyline day or night. Wow!

I don't feel like making a new thread of photos, so I'm just sliding this single photo into here. :)

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Ok, here's one more for the fun of it...

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Hey CT......Have you ever heard of something called TMD V-12?

one of my favorite american skyscrapers...9.5

BUMP! D|FW represent!

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9.5/10

I have always loved this buidling for some reason. It looks like just a box, but it is so much more. An extra point for the lighting at night. Plus, another extra point for making Dallas' skyline.

Very nice glass-building. 8.5/10

It's clean, glassy and sleek...with a very nice setback style to it.9/10

This is a great building...it can look fat, skinny and it is always reaching for the sky. Going south on Preston Rd. starting about Royal lane, it is framed by the trees all the way up to near the Cresent where the rest of the skyline opens up.

9.5 a very lovely glass tower and nice green neon lights

I like this one very much
9.5/10

10/10

Great colour Over powering with all the glass but still all the corners at the top are a nice feature.
Only 6.5 from me as don’t believe it could look as good in real life

8/10

8/10
Nice glass building. I like the vertical steps on the side of the building.

4/10. I like the setbacks somewhat as it breaks up the box to some degree. But I hate the argon -- it just reeks of something to compensate for mediocre 80's architecture. And ironically, it gives it a dated 80's look -- not in a cool retro way.

For any current and former Texas residents from that era, for some reason I think it should be called the "Visible Changes" Tower, referring to the hair salon popular in Texas during that period with its neon green decor -- haha.

Elegant box, the lights are fantastic 9/10

A little boxy but not bad. I hate neon lighting on buildings though.

8.5

Love the glass esp at night reflecting the other city lights. Very sleek and sexy, but not too sure of the top, seems to have been chopped off halfway through construction. The argon seems a good touch.

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Typical American scraper IMO. I love it 8.5/10.

The facade is awesome!

9.5/10


Amazing tower.

10/10

the facade material they used on this building's great. but the setbacks look weird in some places

9/10

Can look very different at the top depending on which side you're on.
Great building, but I'm not sure an identical twin was a great idea.

This Texas building looks very similar to the ones in Houston. I like it though goes well with the rest of the Dallas skyline.

8/10

A really nice building. I like the setbacks and the crown, the balance of vertical to horizontal is nice. The building feels large, and I like that. Its way too "asymmetric" for me I cant explain it, because I think asymmetry can be a nice touch, but there is too much there. While I dont rate a building based on its lighting, i do like the lighting here!

i don't like much dallas' skyscrapers....but this one...is probably one of my favourites in the states, 8/10

Nice use of sawteeth and stepped crown. 8/10.

looks ok. 7

se parece a uno que ya habia visto aunque este se ve mas alto el dare un 8.5

three words: ugly, boring, dull! 3

I give it a 7...its pretty and...well pretty plain to be that tall.

It's kind of very nice. 8.5/10

I love the glass, but the lighting makes it look, as I would put it, 'tacky' at night... wouldn't feel out of place in Vegas. But overall a very nice building.
stu

nice building 8/10

The night lighting looks kinda cheesy. That being said I am a personal fan of glass buildings. Dallas is an old looking city and I think that hurts this specific building. Similar to taipei101. Granted that building is kinda goofy anyway. But the point is buildings look better when the surroundings look better

The neon 'outlines' at night are very, very cool. :cool:
I like the overall shape and setbacks - quite original. Looks like they at least made an effort to think of something different to the standard box shape, and it seems to work well I think.
8/10

8/10. Boxy but glassy. I love the argon neon lighting at night. And the views of this building anywhere in Dallas for up to 10 miles in any direction.

Nice 8/10

NIce one, that lighting does alot for it at night 8/10

A glass box, but with something special. 8/10

7.5

Big and shiny and well-suited to Dallas. Attractive by day but obnoxious by night.... and green is my favorite color but that's just ridiculous.

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WOW I really like this one. The ridges on the side are reminiscent of the Scotia Plaza in Toronto. 9/10

6/10 Nice height. Looks nice during the day, but at night those green lights remind me of a disco. Take them off, please.

10/10
Green was selected because it's the most visible color to the human eye. The designers wanted the tower to be seen for miles and miles.

I absolutely love this building. It looks so.....modern. It's very thin for it's height and the designers had a hard time building it strong enough to take strong winds. A friend of mine used to work on the 68th floor and told me it was scary at times how it sways in the wind.

I do think it's better without the lighting, though. The argon lighting was recently damaged by a thunderstorm and had to be turned off while it was repaired. Here's a pic:
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Tall, sleek, elegant, yet crazy at night.

8.5/10

7.5/10 good one

I like it. Dallas signature tower ! 8 I like the lighting too.

It's very nice. Althoug the excessive use of neonlight make it look like a brothel.... but okay. A seven.

8/10

9/10 one of my favourite. Great cladding

I,like,the,glass
9/10
90%

pic by zimna8080

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8.5/10.

Very nice, 8.5/10

I like it... 8 from me.

8.5/10

One of Dallas's better talls 7/10

Not to sound like a fanatic, but this building rules. Truly the greatest tower in Dallas. I give it a 9/10. :D

Lovely, 9

I like this, One of the better boxes 8.5/10

I really like this building since it is so tall and slim. The glass is very nice. Really like those setbacks
9/10

Tall, beautiful cladding, pretty lighting, and the shape is well done. Just a bit too boxy for my taste.
Still excellent at 8.5.

Very Texan. It's nice and tall, but I'm not crazy about the setback-on-a-box design. And frankly the neon looks tacky.

7/10

to boxy, but the topple on the side to side is interesting. an 8 from me

8.5/10

I like the neon lighting. 8.

6/10

Too plain and boring from some angles.

Very nice building especially at night also the color looks different depending which direction your looking at it

good 7.5/10

10.0 :dunno:

Nice glassy box 7/10
looks amazing at night :cool: 10/10
Overall: 8,5/10

8/10

Nice!

8.5/10.

10/10

I love glassy towers, and this is a great one. 2nd best in Dallas. 9/10

I like it, especially the neon night lighting! Stunning. 8/10.

nice and tall 9/10

9/10

Looks strong, dominant. 8

7.5

8/10. Don't really like the silvery colour of the glass like in the first pic but it's reflectivity makes up for it most of the time. Also like the multiple setbacks and don't have a problem with the green lighting - actually I think it's a real asset.

8/10

nice tone and colours in the night pic of the tower

8.5/10

8/10

9/10. Love the glass! :cheers2:

oh ya the glass is simple but very nice. 8.5

7/10

love the green lights 8/10

8.5/10

I love this one.

nice 8/10

wow.... 8.5

I like this one. Photo taken Nov 27:

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Nice and glassy 8/10

i like it :)
9/10

A slender beauty 9/10

It looks perfect. 9.5

8/10 very simple but nice

9/10

7/10

Although it's a box, it has really nice and pleasant tower. 8/10

I'm pretty sure this is my favorite tower in Texas. The night lighting is an especially nice touch

8.5/10

grand.

6/10 The only two things that make this building special is the height and those neon green lights that are on teh edges during the night.

8.5/10

I like it. 9/10.

A safe and clean design that in the end is handsome. Night lighting is a bonus.

9.0/10

understated elegance. 8/10

Does nothing for me. 4.5

5,5/10

9/10

Quite normal building 8.5/10

6.5. I would have given it a 7 except for the tawdry neon lighting which
to me looks cheesy.

8.5/10

7/10

8/10

One my favorite Dallas skyscrapers. I love the setbacks and color. It also looks great at night outlined in neon.

8/10

Beautiful!

7/10

love this one especially with the green lights at the corners at night 9.5/10

Boring. But i will give a 8 for the top. :)

i like it,can't say why 9/10

8.5/10 nice

7/10

8.5/10

5/10

5/10. Too boxy! Nothing special really

5/10

Nice tower 8.5/10

so so 6/10

8.5/10.

7/10

8/10

Dallas has always been one of my favorite skylines, and this is the second best building in Dallas, second to Fountain Place in my opinion. 9.5/10 ;)

It is kinda boxy, however the materials used to clad the exterior are quite elegent. 8.5/10

8/10

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5/10, Looks plain

9.5/10

I love this buildin but i hope it will soon be surpassed by a new city tallest

nine, becouse of the awesome nightlighting and the stylisticly pure design.

7 / 10

Clean facade but oddly shaped.

majestic and the facade is nice without being overdone, with the night lights as a bonus
9/10

8/10

8.5/10

9 :okay: i like it

Not bad.... a little too boxy...8/10

BOA tower is pretty clean to me. An 8.

I hate the sleezy green lighting at night though. Reminds me of some cheesy 90's nightclub. I know its very recognizable to visitors but they should update the buildings look with just the old standard white flood lights. Specially the taper at the top.

I like this one. 9/10.

6 / 10

it looks very bland on 2 sides. and I don't like the top.

it gets point for the glass and the zig zags in the corners.....but it is somewhat plain......the thing i dislike about this building the most is that it sits by itsself at the edge of dt dallas.....but since we're not rating that i give it a 7.5

not bad :) 8/10

5.5 / 10

Updated shots from last week by me:
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http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/377/847074959110bg105d5be4lx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

IMO 8.5/10...not bad design and love the lighting used to accentuate it's silhouette at night.

10! :eek:

this is a spectacular building! it's awsome, 9.5/10 here are a few photos from flickr

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Not very oryginal, but still looks cool. 7

5/10

7.5/10

cladding can be better...6.5/10

Nice one, a 8 out of 10.

awesome... 9/10

Not very oryginal, but still looks cool. 7What other building looked like this when it was completed in 1985? Anyway, I give it a 10.

9/10.

9 - cool.

8/10

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Apparently, I am fascinated by this red...metal...twisty...thing.

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8/10

8/10 for me. Looks fantastic at night

too simple and toooo boxy. however, very tall!! 7/10

8/10

elegant 8/10

9/10

Magnificent at Night

9/10 Nice.

8/10

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/423091281_e375258e16_o.jpg
Flickr: the urban fabric

shape is ok, but this green neon looks not so goo - 6/10

Very nice, especially at night. 8/10

8/10

9/10

8.5/10, great effect at night time. :)

Nice landmark for the city

10/10

10/10

my fav bldg ever! i may be partial though, my namesake!

One of the best BOA Plaza images ever from the legendary Dallas photographer, Ninjatune:

http://urbandallas.us/images/boa_tower.jpg

Good height and nice lights 9/10

Very nice building, and the Neon makes it cooler. 9/10

Oughta give it a 10/10 love the neon lighting at night!

5.5

All these ppl give low ratings( look at the back page!)

10/10

7,5/10

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8/10 ;)

Nice glass tower.

7,5/10

4/10. Sorry Dallas. :p

Boring, 7/10.

Interesting, specially the neon lights.

8/10

5.5

Neon FTW 10/10

cool lighting 7

Nice design and very tall. 7.5

boring, at night its ok. 6

8/10

8/10

Not too shabby. 6/10

Mindlessly boring.

6

9,5/10

8/10:)

8/10

8.5 nice glass curtain.