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Washington Plaza

Architect
I. M. Pei
Year
1964
Style
Mid-Century Modern
City
Pittsburgh, PA
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Washington Plaza — now known as City View — is a 300-foot, 26-story residential high-rise completed in 1964 as part of I. M. Pei's urban renewal-era work in Pittsburgh. It carried the Washington Plaza name from 1964 until 2014, when it was renamed City View.

the style

The tower reflects the mid-century, urban renewal-era design that shaped Pei's Pittsburgh projects of the period.

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the architect

I. M. Pei, one of the twentieth century's most significant architects, designed Washington Plaza as part of his broader urban renewal work in Pittsburgh.

significance

The tower is tied with the Commonwealth Building and The Carlyle as the 26th-tallest building in Pittsburgh.

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