Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse

Architect: Richard Meier
Style: Contemporary Modern
City: Phoenix & Scottsdale, AZ

The Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse is a downtown federal courthouse designed by Richard Meier, a Pritzker Prize-winning architect. It is named for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and its distinctive glass facade is a defining presence on the street.

the building

Glass facade. The courthouse presents a distinctive glass facade to the street, part of its contemporary federal courthouse form.

the style

Contemporary Modern (c. 1990–present): Today's default architecture: floor-to-ceiling glass, crisp panel facades, bold cantilevers, and mixed materials.

the architect

Richard Meier, a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, designed the courthouse.

nearby

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Orpheum Theatre 0.3 mi · Spanish Colonial Revival · 1929
Phoenix Carnegie Library and Library Park 0.3 mi
Maricopa County Courthouse 0.3 mi · Mission Revival
Orpheum Lofts 0.3 mi · Streamline Moderne

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