Pennzoil Place

Pennzoil Place
Pennzoil Place
	Pennzoil Place in Houston, Texas
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Downtown Houston, United States
Coordinates	29°45′37″N 95°21′57″W / 29.7603°N 95.3657°W
Completed	1976
Height
Roof	523 ft (159 m)
Technical details
Floor count	36
Floor area	1,597,385 sq ft (148,401.9 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Philip Johnson/John Burgee Architects (concept and design by Eli Attia, an architect with the firm)

Pennzoil Place is a set of two 36-story towers in Downtown Houston, United States.^[2] designed by Philip Johnson/John Burgee Architects from a concept by Eli Attia, a staff architect with the firm. Completed in 1976, it is Houston's most award-winning skyscraper and is widely known for its innovative design.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "Pennzoil Place | Energy Star".
^ "Architecture of Pennzoil Place - Houston, Texas, United States of America". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
^ Mark Lamster, The Man in the Glass House (2018), p.372: "As Attia would have it, he and not Johnson — and certainly not Burgee — had been responsible for the firm's aesthetic vision during his ten years at the firm. More than a decade after his departure, this became a matter of contention when Attia claimed credit for a series of the firm's designs, among them Pennzoil Place. Johnson responded with an open letter claiming that while Attia was an 'important member' of the design team, his claim of credit was, 'to put it mildly a gross exaggeration.' Attia complained and Johnson recanted, writing a second letter, composed in consultation with Attia, stating that 'the buildings he lists in his brochure are his main achievements' and that his decade-long tenure was 'wonderful.'"
^ See Eli Attia's notes on his design of Pennzoil Place, at www.eliattiaarchitect.com.
^ "Pennzoil Place". www.greatbuildings.com. Retrieved 2007-05-04.

[1] "Pennzoil Place | Energy Star".

[glasssteelandstone.com-2] "Architecture of Pennzoil Place - Houston, Texas, United States of America". Retrieved 2008-04-06.

[3] Mark Lamster, The Man in the Glass House (2018), p.372: "As Attia would have it, he and not Johnson — and certainly not Burgee — had been responsible for the firm's aesthetic vision during his ten years at the firm. More than a decade after his departure, this became a matter of contention when Attia claimed credit for a series of the firm's designs, among them Pennzoil Place. Johnson responded with an open letter claiming that while Attia was an 'important member' of the design team, his claim of credit was, 'to put it mildly a gross exaggeration.' Attia complained and Johnson recanted, writing a second letter, composed in consultation with Attia, stating that 'the buildings he lists in his brochure are his main achievements' and that his decade-long tenure was 'wonderful.'"

[4] See Eli Attia's notes on his design of Pennzoil Place, at www.eliattiaarchitect.com.

[Pennzoil_Place-5] "Pennzoil Place". www.greatbuildings.com. Retrieved 2007-05-04.

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