[ThatOneGuy]

Many skyscrapers from the mid-century era are in the International Style. It is defined by rectilinear forms and clean modern glass and steel (or stone/concrete) facades. What are your favourite skyscrapers of this underrated architectural style?

Examples: Toronto Dominion Center, Toronto

XYZ Buildings, NYC

One Shell Square, New Orleans

 

[WeimieLvr]

I love this style...some of my Atlanta favorites:

One Georgia Center

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3323623184/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Equitable Building

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlexplorer/4438171949/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Trust Company of Georgia Building

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3866039758/sizes/z/in/photostream/

 

[Kopacz]

I think my examples won't be anything revolutionary. I have no idea why, but the brown skyscrapers of Los Angeles are my absolute favourite. I was passing by the Universal City Plaza every day and this building is gorgeous, even its parking lot looks good.
As for the Wells Fargo Center, it's basically the same. Everything is perfect - the diamond shape, the color, the reflectivity and the facade.
10 UCP

WFC

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Nice ones!
My favourites are the World Trade Center, of course.

But my favourite International Style buildings still standing are these ones in Toronto:

First Canadian Place

TD Center

Commerce Court West, Toronto

I also like Chicago's AON Center

 

[WeimieLvr]

Winston Tower, Winston-Salem NC

 

[Neungz]

--wrong thread

 

[ThatOneGuy]

The Aviva Tower in London resembles many American International-styled buildings.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

One of my favourites is Republic Plaza in Denver

1 Libery Plaza, NYC

The now-gone Deutsche Bank Building

One Chase Manhattan Plaza

Sears Tower

John Hancock Center, Chicago

Tour Montparnasse, Paris

One of the oldest examples, the UN Headquarters in NYC

 

[ParadiseLost]

AON off course.

 

[Kanto]

Hmph, looks like I'm an international fella even more than I am a brutalist. All the buildings posted here are incredibly beautiful. There aren't many more buildings that I know and that I could add, but one comes to my mind and that is 432 Park :drool:

And since the link to the AON Center pic doesn't work I will post that one too

And to be patriotic also one of ours, the STV Tower

 

[ThatOneGuy]

I think it's settled then, 432 park is International Modernist.

This is probably the most underrated I.M. building of all time, WTC7
People hate it because the lunatics of the 9/11 truth movement keep using it to shove their bullshit down peoples' throats. Also because it was a bit awkward to drive around.

Verizon Building is also underrated

 

[ThatOneGuy]

On a brighter note, the Seagram Building!

And Los Angeles's stunning City National Plaza!

 

[minneapolis-uptown]

Canadian pacific plaza in Minneapolis:

also, not sure if this fits the bill or not, But Minneapolis' IDS center is a classic!:

 

[MARIZALLON]

wow those are really tall buildings

 

[ThatOneGuy]

also, not sure if this fits the bill or not, But Minneapolis' IDS center is a classic!:

That building dominated over the entire skyline for quite some time!

 

[wespje1990]

a couple in The Netherlands

robeco, Rotterdam

Achmea, Leeuwarden

europoint, rotterdam

 

[ThatOneGuy]

The stunning US Steel Tower in Pennsylvania

Ruan building, Des Moines

Federal Center, Chicago

IBM Building, Chicago

Westmount Square, Montreal

W.R. Grace Building, NYC

Solow Building, NYC

US Bankcorp Tower, Portland

Lever House, NYC

BOK Tower, Tulsa

AON Center, Los Angeles

Picasso Tower, Madrid

 

[ThatOneGuy]

One of my favourites is the CNA Center in Chicago, for its unusual colour.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

A great revival of this style is 250 West 55th Street in NYC.

Photo Credit goes to sbarn

 

[ThatOneGuy]

One Battery Park Plaza, NY

Paramount Plaza, NY

HSBC Bank Building, NY (1 Liberty Plaza in the foreground)

Olympic Tower, NY

US Bank Center, Wisconsin

Tour Telus, Montreal

Georgia Pacific Tower, Atlanta

JP Morgan Chase Tower, NY

BMA Building, Kansas City

55 Water Street, NY

JP Stevens Tower, NY

General Motors Tower, NY

Tour CIBC, Montreal