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Lincoln Plaza
500 N. Akard - 1984
Situated on a nearly triangular block in an area where the two street
grids intersect, this skyscraper modifies the form of its block, orienting
its point at the narrow end of the site. However, the building is
not as dominant on its site as New York's Flatiron Building.
Architects HKS of Dallas chose red granite and glass as the materials for
the 45 story office tower. The Ervay Street (northeast) side of the
tower is flat with the Akard Street (west) side of the tower
chamfered into nine bay windows. The Patterson Ave. (southeast)
facade is flat with the corners chamfered into 3 bay windows; thus, a
triangular shaped building has been modified into an essentially 6 sided
skyscraper with multiple corner offices and bay windows. This
skyscraper reminds me somewhat of the Bank of America building in San
Francisco. At night,
the upper three floors have band of lights above the windows.
Lincoln Plaza is 579 feet high with 45 stories, and is the 13th tallest
building in Dallas. Dakota's Restaurant occupies space
in the basement of the building and can be entered through an elevator
placed in the small block to the north of the tower. |
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