Great American Tower at Queen City Square
- Architect
- Gyo Obata
- Year
- 2011
- Style
- Postmodernism
- City
- Cincinnati, OH
Great American Tower at Queen City Square is a downtown Cincinnati skyscraper completed in 2011 and designed by Gyo Obata, a founding partner of HOK. It is the tallest building in Cincinnati, and its tiara-topped form is a novel addition to the city's skyline.
the building
Tiara-topped crown. The tower's distinctive tiara-topped crown is a typological novelty for the Cincinnati skyline, setting it apart from the city's earlier towers and making it highly visible from the street.
the style
Great American Tower is built in the postmodern style, expressed in its distinctive crown form.
More on Postmodernismthe architect
Gyo Obata was a founding partner of HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum); Great American Tower at Queen City Square, completed in 2011, is one of his designs.
significance
Great American Tower at Queen City Square is the tallest building in Cincinnati.
nearby
- Fourth & Walnut Center
- Potter Stewart United States Courthouse
- Traction Building
- Bartlett Building
- John Church Company Building
- St. Francis Xavier Church