KPMG Centre

(formerly KMPG Centre)

717 N. Harwood - 1980

This skyscraper is one of the simple rectangular plan office buildings constructed in Dallas during the late 1970's to early 1980's.  The building features an inward sloping glass wall all four sides that are anchored by concrete panel clad corner elements.  The base and the top features additional concrete bands that give the building a base and a top.  A one story concrete panel parapet fills out the top of the skyscraper and was originally designed to carry a corporate logo or name.  When the building was constructed, it was the home of Diamond Shamrock, and  their logo was illuminated in the center of each facade.  Recently, the skyscraper has been renamed the KPMG Centre.  The building is about 481 feet high in 34 stories and is the 19th tallest building in the city.