#030 l Bank of America Plaza l ATLANTA l 312m l 55fl

[D-Mac]

Bank of America Plaza
Atlanta, USA

HEIGHT: 312m/1,023 feet
FLOORS: 55 floors
COMPLETION: 1992
ARCHITECT: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo


This skyscraper of more than 50 stories is clad in granite. A large plaza is part of the bank development and the tower is set at an angle to the street. Elegant details and set backs with beveled corners distinguish this beautiful skyscraper. Like traditional skyscrapers, this tower has a tripartite structure with distinct base, shaft and top. The pyramidal top echoes the Atlantic Center, a somewhat earlier (1987) Johnson/Burgee skyscraper in Midtown Atlanta. Crowning the building is a stepped pyramid formed from an open steel frame that tapers to a 90-foot high spire. Four hundred and five square feet of the spire is applied with 23-karat gold leaf.

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[DrumCorpsAlum]

At night, this building is awe-inspiring in person, especially from a distance, approaching downtown from I-85 going west. The top ooks like a giant christmas tree at night from a distance.

[RafflesCity]

8/10

This building looks impressive at night and forms a distinctive silhoutte against Atlanta's skyline. I sense that many people dislike its crown but I think the skeletal-nature of it does make it interesting IMO.

[Ersh]

Call me strange, but this is my favorite American skyscraper. (maybe cuz I'm a bit biased because I lived in Atlanta for many years) :D 9.5/10

[Caledon1981]

/\ this tower seems to really be alot of people's favorite . . i never knew the top was hollow . . i love it! 9/10

[TYW]

The tallest building in any US state capital- Bank of America
also the most beautiful building in any other US state capital:D

[Jasonhouse]

Probably my least liked 1000 footer on the planet right now. I have never liked this design, it's cheater top (almost 200 feet of its "hieght" is attributed to that scrap pile on top) and I have yet to comprehend how the building evokes Atlanta's "railroad heritage", which is the main component of its design concept. I've seen the building up close and in person, and must say that I liked it even less then. It just doesn't do it for me personally.

The two redeeming qualities of this building are that its top looks decent at night, and that its physical placement in the skyline is elemental in helping to merge the MT and DT skylines into one unified whole.

5.5/10

[Patrick]

somehow i don't like the top
7.0/10

[JinStuttgart]

This is one of my favourites worldwide, it`s unique and i love the top of the building, especially at night!

10/10

[SteelCity32]

It looks awsome in the night. What a great looking highrise. 9/10

[Sunflower]

Looks good at night but I don't like the top by day.

7/10

[AG]

Looks like the Messeturm, vg, especially the roof.

9/10

[Labtec]

Great at night, 8.5

[tayser]

7.5

[SUNNI]

7

[cgrassham]

That spire at the top lets it down. 6

[Dan]

7.5

I'd give it a much higher score if it wasn't for the spire. It just doesn't work for me.

[Monkey]

Right. The hollow top constitutes cheating. And whatever unfortunate thing sits above it is no prize, either (reminds me of a Soviet monument or an awkward attempt at a rocket). Otherwise I think it's a handsome building. :)

But: a harsh 7.0 because from me of the shortcomings.

[DaninTO]

I agree with JasonHouse, I don't like the hollow cage that adds so much height. It should be called a 900 footer.

6/10

[Steven]

I like the top

8.0

[Subdude]

It's OK, but the top does look like an afterthought that was plunked on at the last minute. The proportions of the cage seem a little big in relation to the tower. 6

[Westin Peachtree]

Some other interesting facts:

- Bank of America Plaza is the tallest building in the United States outside of New York and Chicago.

- It won the BOMA Building of the Year award in 2000.

- The spire is made out of gold.

http://www.impactmovement.com/photos/impact2000/candid/photos/atlanta2.JPG
http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~nayak/nightatlanta2.jpg

From the top:
Downtown Atlanta
http://arc.rawx.net/photos/atlanta-downtown.jpg
http://arc.rawx.net/photos/atlanta-twilight.jpg

Midtown Atlanta
http://arc.rawx.net/photos/atlanta-midtown.jpg
http://arc.rawx.net/photos/night-north.jpg

ENJOY!

[CTroyMathis]

Doesn't work for me, when it comes to the jumbled crown...

Without it, it's pretty damn okay. 6.

[astroboy]

Looks as if someone put a Christmas Tree on the top and forgot to take it off for several years.

[Liz L]

7/10 - The tower has good, soaring height, and the facade is nice, with the slim metal mullions and the stone and glass "butresses" on each corner. It's still a bit chunky, though, and perhaps could use some setbacks from a larger base. The worst thing is that crown, though - it isn't shaped that well, and it doesn't go with the rest of the building - would somone please put some glass or something on that thing, so it'll look like it's actually finished?
Also - if they were trying to make this the world's tallest Christmas tree, they're probably cheating - I'm sure the height of the building below doesn't count for that purpose :D

[enzo]

The spire is made out of gold.

Actually it's made of steel, but there is some gold leaf slapped on for good measure.;)

Hmmmmmm....:sly:
I've never been sure of this tower. I've seen it in person many times and have been in. The main thing I can say is that it suffers from a BAD location. A building this tall would be much better in a big cluster as a centerpiece, but this guy just stands alone in no mans land. Sure there are other significant towers in midtown but they are just so far apart. It does look impressive from certain, distant angles, like down Peachtree from the north.
The colors are ungainly and certainly don't help balance the nearby (and incredibly ugly) Bellsouth Twr. The top is just a shame as it has so much potential but is neither refined, well integrated nor used for any human function.
This building wants to "be somebody", but it completely ignores it's sorroundings and looks like it was an exercise undertaken purely under the guise of excess. Should midtown ever boom again with new towers, and should some of them cluster around this building, then it might gain some points.

6.5/10

[scottythebody]

Living with this skyscraper in my view as I cruise around town is great. I use it as a compass and feel it looks amazing at night.

The plaza and surrounding integration into the cityscape sucks, but the lighting and size make up for that.

I've been into this building quite a bit and it is extra luxurious, with only something to the tune of 68 floors, so the ceilings are high.

Scotty The Body
Atlanta, GA
http://www.halfass.com

[mlm]

8.5 - This was actually the first top 100 skyscraper I saw and I have to say I like it. In the daytime it's nothing special and I don't like the colors of the building BUT at night it is SO Beautiful!!!

[j_brg]

6/10

The body is not the worst, and looks better close up, though dull from a distance. Did they put that stupid hat on it to take away from it's dull body? It does look nice at night though, so most my points go for that.

[Bobdreamz]

for some reason this isn't one of my favorites in Atlanta...it just looks dull all the way to the top but looks great at night...there are better BofA's in the US.....7.5/10.

[Westin Peachtree]

Originally posted by Bobdreamz
there are better BofA's in the US.....7.5/10.

Ouch! That hurt!!! Seriously....I feel bad now. :(

Well Atlanta's is the tallest Bank of America building in the world. :D YAY! Even if the pyramid makes it like that, it is still the tallest! he-he

[Bobdreamz]

Westin,
wasn't trying to be insulting..
it's still is an amazing scraper considering it's height and the crown issue doesn't really bother me but there something about the setbacks not matching the rest of the facade that makes it look odd IMO...as for the other BofA's comment I would say Charlotte takes top honors.

[Westin Peachtree]

Originally posted by Bobdreamz
Westin,
wasn't trying to be insulting..
it's still is an amazing scraper considering it's height and the crown issue doesn't really bother me but there something about the setbacks not matching the rest of the facade that makes it look odd IMO...as for the other BofA's comment I would say Charlotte takes top honors.

I think it is perfect....but it's your opinion. :)
I agree about Bank of America Charlotte though, it is the best of all the buildings. I wish the architect of Bank of America Atlanta would have taken more time to design the crown. When he found out Charlotte was going to be higher, he altered the design and made a great big pyramid to surpass Charlotte's. The weird thing is though, if you take off the crowns on both buildings they are the same height.

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/000021.gif http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/018531.gif

[Westin Peachtree]

Bank of America Buildings in order of height:

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/000021.gif http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/002513.gif http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/018414.gif http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/018531.gif http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/012238.gif http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/000237.gif http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagramsold/images/011102.gif

Atlanta, Seattle, Dallas, Charlotte, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles

*Taking off the crowns the order would go Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Charlotte, etc.

[Buck]

i love this building. 10 of 10. i can't vote though

[Westin Peachtree]

Originally posted by Buck
i love this building. 10 of 10. i can't vote though

Why can't you Buck?

Anyway, here are more awesome pics!

Bank of America from Westin Peachtree (http://www.skyscrapers.com/english/file/0.9/146791/dim6/index.html)

http://www.patrickphelan.net/bank_of_america_x.jpghttp://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/findus/images/atlanta.jpg

http://www.patrickphelan.net/City/night1.jpg

[Buck]

i dunno. same problem happened on Dyl's forum though

[Westin Peachtree]

I have never seen such awesome pics of this building....I just found them yesterday. I don't think many people have seen them.

ENJOY! I hope...:)

These pictures have been moved to the first post - RafflesCity

[Westin Peachtree]

When it was NationsBank...
It looks really tall right here.
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14040216/AAEA001087.jpg

[RafflesCity]

Those are some rare and great shots!

[Wu-Gambino]

Ugly-ass crown 5, full of holes

[Westin Peachtree]

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:|
Your opinion hardly matters! You just turned 13 and you constantly bash Atlanta. Get lost...

[Wu-Gambino]

You're a whole two years older than me; you're opinion doesn't count either :finger::finger:

[Westin Peachtree]

Actually....almost 3. I turn 16 in March.
I am old enough to know what I am talking about. You still have the intelligence of a 12 year old considering you just became a teen. I'm in 10th grade bud, and your in what.....7th? That's a big difference bro. I'm not getting into it with you again, I just made my statement and you made yours so let's leave the trash out of this thread.

[mrlinlin]

an interesting top. I think it's too tall, maybe it should be more complex. But I like the enterence,really magnificent.

[Westin Peachtree]

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So what do you rate it?

[Westin Peachtree]

http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/13667612/0000313297-029.jpg

When it was NationsBank, it has a sign in front naming it the offical sponwer of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games. Bank of America just looked cool like this. :D

[Westin Peachtree]

*EDIT* Damnit, the pics wont work I just tried.

Here are the links:

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2127&papass=&sort=1

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2125&papass=&sort=1

[Westin Peachtree]

EDIT

[CtrlAltDel]

Not my favorite Atlanta building, but it has height. It looks better at night. 6.5/10

[The Messiah]

Pretty damn good tower if ya ask me.
Only it's a bit toooo brown.
The top of the building look ok too.
8.0/10

[Evergrey]

9.5 I'm gonna take away a half point for the "mesh?" crown... doesn't look as good as it should... but most of this structure is superb... I love this style of skyscraper... reminds me a bit of the Key in CLeveland

[airsickpenthousedweller]

Looks fast (if a building can look fast). Not bad.

[UPWARDATLANTA]

Another Atlanta beauty....10+++

[jonathan]

Spire cheater...I cant believe this crap is considered taller than the Library Tower.
3 for cheating with spire and for being bland

[Ashram]

Nice collection of pics :). I like this building, but am not to crazy about it's color. I like the top, actually. It's very unique. 7/10

[geo]

6/10
It's a bad copy or something that Messeturm, Frankfurt...

(1988)

http://home.t-online.de/home/510090210002-0001/messeturm01.jpg

http://www.tu-harburg.de/vt2/pe2000/Meetings/achema/achema3.jpg

[TropicalSQ744]

I like the crown.. Very nice when it's lighted at night :cool: And its got height too! :D

9/10

[UPWARDATLANTA]

Some more pics....

http://images.fotki.com/v12/photos/1/11529/129782/6200Night-or.jpg

http://images2.fotki.com/v11/photos/1/11529/129782/Skylineatnight-or.jpg

[rj2uman]

7/10 not too thrilling to me.

[Buck]

9.5/10

Love this building.

[james2390]

Originally posted by geo

6/10
It's a bad copy or something that Messeturm, Frankfurt...

(1988)

http://home.t-online.de/home/510090210002-0001/messeturm01.jpg

http://www.tu-harburg.de/vt2/pe2000/Meetings/achema/achema3.jpg
how is it a copy? they dont look anything alike, the only thing they have in common is the pyramidal top and the one on the messeturm is 3 sides and bofas is 4 sides.

[james2390]

Originally posted by jonathan

Spire cheater...I cant believe this crap is considered taller than the Library Tower.
3 for cheating with spire and for being bland
chill out!

This one is awesome. Every thing goes together so well, the entrance is awesome too. 10/10. I went downtown and took some photos of it the other day.

[x-playo]

7....

this is a grat building...for a while before knowing it was the bank of america tower i thought it should be a cigarette company building because at night it looks like a giant burning cigarette....around xmas, it looks like it has a xmas tree on top....

me and my friends refer to it as "the burning cigarette" or "christmas tree tower"
:)

[7 World Trade]

this building's nice, but i wish they clad the roof or something. almost good as the key tower but not quit there.

9.0

[SFtoBoise]

3.5/10

This is by far the ugliest building over 1,000 ft. Well, I shouldn't say that, because it isn't even 1,000 ft.! The spire goes up to 933 ft. The cage is horrible, it looks like they ran out of money and it serves no purpose to the building. It gets an extra .5 point because of the night lighting.

[AtlanticaC5]

I don't know why, but I like this one. 8.5/10

[renell]

7/10 like the messeturm. kinda boring... :sleepy:

[Wisma]

8.5/10 I looks like the entrance comes out a fairytale.......

Awesome tower.

[UrbanDesigner]

Context. This building is accessible only by freeway? Look at the surrounding "urban" landscape. Yikes! Le Corbu would love it. I think this building is quintessential Atlanta anti-urban crap.

This building's height is 200' of garbage at the top makes it a pretender in the 1000'+ category.

Atlanta can stick this building back under it's self-inflated, boisterous cap.

[james2390]

Originally posted by UrbanDesigner

Context. This building is accessible only by freeway? Look at the surrounding "urban" landscape. Yikes! Le Corbu would love it. I think this building is quintessential Atlanta anti-urban crap.

This building's height is 200' of garbage at the top makes it a pretender in the 1000'+ category.

Atlanta can stick this building back under it's self-inflated, boisterous cap.

what r u talking about? u just ramble on and criticise everying you dont like

[UrbanDesigner]

Last time I checked, this site is for constructive criticism. Frankly, son, in my very humble opinion, Atlanta's attempts at skyscrapers seem to be cries for help.

All the Atlanta buildings shown here (with the exception of one in suburban Dunwoody) are provincial (at best) or just plain awful rip-offs of really great architecture and urban design.

I know that Atlanta desparately wants to be a world-class city but, in spite of the 1996 Olympics, the city and her buildings remain unimpressive.

I don't mean to hurt your feelings. I'm just one opinion among thousands. :angel1:

[FloTownballer]

6/10 I don't like it's color and that thing on the top helps it cheat I don't like that either

[SeeMacau]

Looks impressive !!

[james2390]

Originally posted by UrbanDesigner

Last time I checked, this site is for constructive criticism. Frankly, son, in my very humble opinion, Atlanta's attempts at skyscrapers seem to be cries for help.

All the Atlanta buildings shown here (with the exception of one in suburban Dunwoody) are provincial (at best) or just plain awful rip-offs of really great architecture and urban design.

I know that Atlanta desparately wants to be a world-class city but, in spite of the 1996 Olympics, the city and her buildings remain unimpressive.

I don't mean to hurt your feelings. I'm just one opinion among thousands. :angel1:

It doesnt hurt my feelings, but how did this scraper rip off another picece of "really great architecture"?

[MCC]

9/10 Nice colors and facade. I think it's better in person.

[Fabio]

8/10

It is ok.

[manx_bkk]

7.5/10
Its good but looks ordinary, nothing great.

[Trances]

Still good to see a strong stone granite. tower rather then glass one !

[alex3000]

8/10

[ATLSkyGuy]

The building by itself I give a 7.5 in the skyline it gets a 9.0 It does a great job bringing the midtown and downtown clustes togather but needs to be about 10 stories taller for the size of the crown and the placement of the building

933 foot building (not counting the crown) that is 55 stories???

[Velvetj]

8.5/10

Love the building and even love the top, but I don't like how the crown is officially included in the height. I also didn't realize exactly how large the crow is until this thread......almost 200 ft....wow!.

[jammin]

933 ft includes the crown, that's just not counting the spire. Can u say major height cheater.

[Westin Peachtree]

Originally posted by jammin
933 ft includes the crown, that's just not counting the spire. Can u say major height cheater.

can you just get over it? its height is never going to change so stop crying. we know this thing cheats mister obvious.

This building is only 760 something feet to the roof you can actually stand on. That's still a good sized building if you ask me. Great place in the skyline, great building to have in any city. Proud to have it here, woot!

[james2390]

a week ago or last thursday, i bought a book at a library sale. its an atlanta picture book. It shows this building, suntrust plaza, and four seasons under contruction. its really awesome.

[jammin]

Originally posted by Westin Peachtree

can you just get over it? its height is never going to change so stop crying. we know this thing cheats mister obvious.

This building is only 760 something feet to the roof you can actually stand on. That's still a good sized building if you ask me. Great place in the skyline, great building to have in any city. Proud to have it here, woot!

Who's crying? I was correcting a statement. Which you confirmed. Look at your response and tell me who has a complex. U need to reach puberty before you start talking shit.

[Westin Peachtree]

Originally posted by jammin
Who's crying? I was correcting a statement. Which you confirmed. Look at your response and tell me who has a complex. U need to reach puberty before you start talking shit.

Hit puberty? lol. I'm there and still going through it. :D
We all know its a major height cheater and you take it upon yourself to mention that in every post you have ever made regarding this building. You love taking your stabs at this building and Atlanta in general. We have both been on both forums for quite some time, don't think I don't know how you are.

[james2390]

i can stand it when someone will say "that is a height cheater". if you look on this thread, how many times has someone posted that? its boring when someone keeps repeating what someone else said.

[Aquarius]

The top part is very ugly, el diseño muy clásico, podría haber sido mejor 5,5/10

[jammin]

Originally posted by Westin Peachtree

Hit puberty? lol. I'm there and still going through it. :D
We all know its a major height cheater and you take it upon yourself to mention that in every post you have ever made regarding this building. You love taking your stabs at this building and Atlanta in general. We have both been on both forums for quite some time, don't think I don't know how you are.

LOL...you outed me. I was hoping you didnt know who i was. What was it my username Jammin..is that what gave it away. You need to relax, you dont own the building, and nothing i say will keep anyone from leasing space in it. I just stated facts..which you yourself acknowledge. I dont take stabs at atlanta, i would simply correct your false boosterisim.

here ill sign it for you, so you know who i am

edit-If you have more to say on this subject, feel free to PM me, do not ruin this thread like the countless others that you have.

-Jammin

[Westin Peachtree]

Originally posted by jammin

LOL...you outed me. I was hoping you didnt know who i was. What was it my username Jammin..is that what gave it away. You need to relax, you dont own the building, and nothing i say will keep anyone from leasing space in it. I just stated facts..which you yourself acknowledge. I dont take stabs at atlanta, i would simply correct your false boosterisim.

here ill sign it for you, so you know who i am

edit-If you have more to say on this subject, feel free to PM me, do not ruin this thread like the countless others that you have.

-Jammin

What was all that about? I know who you are jammin. My last sentence said, "dont think i dont know HOW you are." A big long pointless parapgraph cause someone cant read.

[james2390]

I went through atlanta last nite on my way back from Orlando. I gotta say, the lighting on the top is the coolest on any building i have ever seen. next time i go thrugh at nite, i will be sure to bring a digital camera

[timothy_tw]

i dun really like this old school design. 7/10

[goschio]

This is what I like!

9.5/10:)

[UrbanDesigner]

This building so awful. It's only 1000' because it has a giant, empty, pyramid squashed on top.

[ParraMan]

7.5

Very unique top which looks fantastic at night. The rest I am not sure what to make of, seems to have a mixture of 70's and 80's styles in it, but doesn't really gel all that well. The reddish coloured granite looks rather unattractive to me. Anyway, definitely gets points for height and as mentioned, its crown.

[Imperfect Ending]

9.5/10

Ooo nice base and spire. :)

[Style™]

9.5/10! :)

[james2390]

Cool picture
http://photo.starblvd.net/WestinPeachtree/6-5-2-1076660622?m=1&pg=5&ro=4&co=1&pw=*35053FFDD0F0

[SpatulaCity]

The top doesn't bother me in the least. I really like this tower! The major problem I have is with the base... and nobody has mentioned this - do people actually like the base? What the hell is goin' on there?!

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/atlanta/rochedink/baseangle.jpg


8

[Necker]

7

[Anvers30]

That's really great building. It's one of my favourite buildings. 9.5/10 spire it's look cool! :)

[Orfeo]

8/10
Great building.

[AubieTurtle]

The view from above:

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=4&s=8&x=14842&y=74796&z=16&w=2

[james2390]

The top on this building is very original. It looks awesome. The spire isn't just a pole either, its very detailed.

[luis]

7.5/10

[skyperu34]

great building specially at night................9

[Trey Howe]

Good looking.....but a cheat....the southtrust building is taller when the BoA doesn't have the steel cage

[beyond 1000]

7.5/10 finish the top.

[jeremy stephens]

10/10 i luvvvvvvvvvvvvv it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schroedinger's Cat]

8/10

[james2390]

Good looking.....but a cheat....the southtrust building is taller when the BoA doesn't have the steel cage
There is no SouthTrust tower even in the top 300. Are you talking about SunTrust Plaza?

[yoyo22]

6.5/10

A rather bland design, decent color. DOnt like the location nor the base (thanks for posting that pic of it, Spatula people should see that). The setabacks bug me. Still, a reasonably nice building, but nothing spectacular

[kiku99]

7.5 i don't like the top part.

[Justadude]

The first time I saw this building was at night, and I was really impressed with how pretty the Atlanta skyline was. I have driven through during the daytime several times since and never understood why I was so much less impressed. It took until now for me to realize exactly what the difference is: this building at night vs. this building in sunlight.

It's an ok structure overall, with some nice touches that redeem it a bit. The "descending" frames (what exactly is that called?) around the main entrances remind me of an old cathedral. The "cage" really isn't so bad, except in that it adds nothing to the building but height. I don't think the spire matches it very well, though.

The height-cheat might be petty, but it adds expectations to a building. If you're going to design a tower specifically to be the tallest in a given area, it better be something worthwhile, not 700 feet of real business and 200 feet of filler space. It would have been better off being shorter and better-looking.

[DamienK]

Nice proportions, and pyramidal crown. I like how it's carved in and stepped rather than being a simple pyramid. Somewhat similar to the Key Tower in Cleveland, by Cesar Pelli. I also like how the spire is composed of sections rotated 45 degrees to each other. 8/10.

[Stratosphere 2020]

Good looking tower, especially if you have seen it live. It stands as true landmark for Atlanta and very wel lit crown at night. 9.5

[Jheef]

6/10

[DRAKKO]

7/10

[Dubai-Lover]

this one is ok! noting special though! 7

[Monkey]

6.5/10

Looks a bit dated. I don't like the colour, crown or facade.

Looks good at night though.

[Zuelas]

9.5

I love everything about this bldg! Color, spire, style- it's something I would design. One of my favorites anywhere.

[LibertyTwo]

1,023 foot skyscraper that is 55 floors, sheesh

Anyway, hate the top, way too lattice-y for me...the base is awkward and mismatched with the exterior plate colour...the lighting at night is blinding, and it really just kinda looks awkward to me

5/10

[pwright1]

3 One of my least favorite. The top and the color are not that attractive.

[GetOnDaTrain]

2.5/10. The only good points BofA gets is the Christmas tree lighting at night, the old school fashion of the entrances and the Midtown/Downtown combo view from the north when blended in nicely. Everything else about it makes it a total failure in my book. I'm very disgusted at the crown during the day -- it is so unfinished. It should not even count in height until the builders have the common sense to just finish the crown; otherwise, they should still consider it 900 feet or less, not add 123 more feet to the height like that. As long as they keep letting it be looking like that, it is still a cheater. Just put some glass on that crown for God's sakes! It is even worse looking at that antenna sticking out of the crown; 2000 feet altogether with the rest? If they can't finish that crown, the antenna should be taken down, and the crown should be demolished. Just leave the building by itself. I also find the location pitiful because it slices in half between downtown and midtown. SunTrust Plaza is the real tallest building in downtown at 858 feet, while One Atlantic Center is still midtown's tallest at 820. At least both have well-rounded centralized locations. Another topic: after hearing about Charlotte's BofA bein gtaller, that builder should have left BofA Atlanta as originally planned, not get jealous of another city's building height just because Metro ATL is bigger than Charlotte.

[jimm]

10/10

[teshadoh]

7.

Bird cage on top, ugly plaza, wasted space. But it's tall! ;)

[SChristopher]

I dont like the color, where it stands alone, or the wirey top. I dont like that Atlanta seems to build tall buildings for status and not beauty. 6/10

[Nick in Atlanta]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet, but this is the tallest building in North America outside NYC and Chicago. You can check it out. Yup, it's taller than the Library Tower in LA.

[andysimo123]

Its alright i dont like the top of it though. 7/10

[B@dGuYoM]

very impressive 8/10

[Paolo]

7/10 I dont like this kind of "pencil" towers but I must admit that night shots are stunning...

[SkyHawk]

7/10

[Auxodium]

so so for me

[Chibcha2k]

is weird..very weird, anyway its greaceful and great 9.5/10

[centralized pandemonium]

Eewww, iI hate this building. 5.

[kaka.ac]

I like the top and tall of it..
But dont like the color very much...
9/10 !

[Camaway]

Good but not as good as some people claim.

8.5

[Þróndeimr]

I would not prefere that color, and the design is a bit too traditional. 7/10

[BHK25]

Ok Atlanta is one of my fav cities worldwide. But I don't feel nothing especial for this building. I like its height, but its the tallest in the south because of that crown but anyways its height its impressive. here are some pictures i took 2 months ago hope you enjoy them.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/bhk24/atlantachristmas2004058.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/bhk24/atlantachristmas2004057.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/bhk24/atlantachristmas2004054.jpg

[O.G. Gnarkill]

I'll have to give it a 9.5. This building just wouldn't look the same without it's intricately detailed hollow crown and spire, which makes it unique and unlike any other. For those trolls (you know who you are) who have a beef with it's so-called 'cheater' top, take it up with the CWTB. Or better yet, why don't ya'll become architects or join the CWTB yourselves since some of ya'll are a little too inclined to speak on what should and shouldn't count as far as dealing with official height(s). I ain't trippin', just had to get that off of my chest after reading some of these post. :)

Southwest ATL - phukkin' represent to the fullest extent!!!!!!!!!!!

[nakedyak]

some more pictures...

http://people.cedarville.edu/Student/s1434779/One_Atlantic_Center_1.jpg
http://people.cedarville.edu/Student/s1434779/One_Atlantic_Center_2.jpg

[MattSal]

Great building, especially its spire. Underrated by too many, I give it a 8.5/10. :okay:

[get13]

I love this tower especially at night.

9.5/10

[Djoez]

I love the classic skyscraper design,but the framework on top ruins it a bit,then again it looks great at night.
mmm difficult this one ....7.5/10 no 8/10!

[O.G. Gnarkill]

^That's a GOOD second guess there,cuz! HA HA!

[Westin Peachtree]

I found some great photos of this building, take a look!
Courtesy of Stephen Wolf

http://www.shmoore.com/jpegs/CRW_3194.jpg

http://www.shmoore.com/jpegs/CRW_3200-Detail.jpg

http://www.shmoore.com/jpegs/CRW_3376-Detail.jpg

[Pengui]

The base of the building looks nice, but the top is another story.
This crown is really awful, and when at night it's just overflooded with light. The spire on top is ridiculous. And I don't think the color works.
3.

[O.G. Gnarkill]

What's everyone's beef with the crown? I think
that it looks carefully detailed, and the fact that
it's hollow only adds to it's effect.Maybe I have
too keen of an eye for the downtrodden, I dunno.
Beautiful skyscaper, nonetheless.

[360 Modena]

wow, original... i like it, but not too sure about the top. 7/10

[nakedyak]

What's everyone's beef with the crown? I think
that it looks carefully detailed, and the fact that
it's hollow only adds to it's effect.Maybe I have
too keen of an eye for the downtrodden, I dunno.
Beautiful skyscaper, nonetheless.

yeah, it always confuses me when people don't like the top...whats not to like?? It looks amazing!

[B@dGuYoM]

8/10

[The Mad Hatter!!]

i'm sorry but the only ones who really like b.o.a usually come from atlanta,

to me it looks like a pen covered with s***

[nakedyak]

here's another view, one i just printed in the darkroom today...

How can you not love this building???

http://people.cedarville.edu/Student/s1434779/BoA_small.jpg

[Pengui]

It certainly looks better in black and white and with the spire hidden ^^
J/k, just a matter of taste I guess ;-)

[O.G. Gnarkill]

i'm sorry but the only ones who really like b.o.a usually come from atlanta,

to me it looks like a pen covered with s***

I'm sorry if it doesn't match up the awe-inspiring
condos that dominate your native Miami skyline-but
hey, what can ya do?

Funny... BOA Atlanta got most of its decent marks
from people that aren't even from the ATL. Selective
reading on your part perhaps? Mad Hater indeed!

[Azn_chi_boi]

Good for being the tallest buildingin the US outside of Chicago + NYC..

I give an 8, I like its style.

[The Mad Hatter!!]

I'm sorry if it doesn't match up the awe-inspiring
condos that dominate your native Miami skyline-but
hey, what can ya do?

Funny... BOA Atlanta got most of its decent marks
from people that aren't even from the ATL. Selective
reading on your part perhaps? Mad Hater indeed!

whoa someone's a little to protective of a building.and what does miami have to do with this did i ever mention miami in my statement,no.if thats the best insult you have then shut the hell up .what do you mean by selective reading i read the last 2 pages and i found atleast 10 replies from atlanta members about how graceful and beautiful this building was which i completely disagree.as for you little comment about how miami has a condo skyline its totally untrue since 75percent of the buildings are office,4 years from now it will be a different story but atleast i'll know that we have a better skyline then atlanta.

now stop trying to defend b.o.a like its your child,and for you're info i'll take b.o.a. miami then atlanta.

[O.G. Gnarkill]

whoa someone's a little to protective of a building.and what does miami have to do with this did i ever mention miami in my statement,no.if thats the best insult you have then shut the hell up .what do you mean by selective reading i read the last 2 pages and i found atleast 10 replies from atlanta members about how graceful and beautiful this building was which i completely disagree.as for you little comment about how miami has a condo skyline its totally untrue since 75percent of the buildings are office,4 years from now it will be a different story but atleast i'll know that we have a better skyline then atlanta.

now stop trying to defend b.o.a like its your child,and for you're info i'll take b.o.a. miami then atlanta.

Cry me a phukkin' river, why don't you! I read your post and
you pulled some horsedung out your ass. Out of 159 post on this
thread you said most came from people living in Atlanta about
how beautiful this building is, and you say you only found 10.
I don't know about the type of math you're doin', but 10 is not
most of about 75-100 positive posts that were made.
As far as me defending this building,I would say that I have
every right to since I have a close relative that works on the
35th floor, and I also witnessed it's entire construction.What
do you expect?And if you thought what I said was an insult,
oh well. Choose to discontinue your B.S., and I 'll show and
prove.And I've seen Miami's skyline in person from various
vantage points and IT IS mostly condos with the exception of
the CBD, which is a small part of it if you include Brucknell and
South Beach. And I don't know what 4 years will bring, but
as for Miami having a better skyline than Atlanta by then,
I seriously doubt it. Good luck however.....murder my dog,
I'll slay your cat.

[Westin Peachtree]

4 years from now it will be a different story but atleast i'll know that we have a better skyline then atlanta.

Miami's skyline won't ever be better then Atlanta's.
I'll take 600, 700, 800, and 1000 foot corporate skyscrapers over Miami's 400-500 foot residential cookie cutter pieces of crap any day.

I like tall and extravagent, not short and cheap.

[empersouf]

8.5

[The Mad Hatter!!]

Cry me a phukkin' river, why don't you! I read your post and
you pulled some horsedung out your ass. Out of 159 post on this
thread you said most came from people living in Atlanta about
how beautiful this building is, and you say you only found 10.
I don't know about the type of math you're doin', but 10 is not
most of about 75-100 positive posts that were made.
As far as me defending this building,I would say that I have
every right to since I have a close relative that works on the
35th floor, and I also witnessed it's entire construction.What
do you expect?And if you thought what I said was an insult,
oh well. Choose to discontinue your B.S., and I 'll show and
prove.And I've seen Miami's skyline in person from various
vantage points and IT IS mostly condos with the exception of
the CBD, which is a small part of it if you include Brucknell and
South Beach. And I don't know what 4 years will bring, but
as for Miami having a better skyline than Atlanta by then,
I seriously doubt it. Good luck however.....murder my dog,
I'll slay your cat.


its brickell an not brucknell,and for your info since my post 2 1200ft buildings were proposed in miami,and 2 805ft and yea you might say well there condo towers, but they're all glass condo towers.and if these towers don't make the skyline better they'll make it even more dense something which the atlanta skyline has never been or will be.

[Phobos]

The shape is nice and elegant,I just don't like the materials they used in the facade.
8/10

[O.G. Gnarkill]

its brickell an not brucknell,and for your info since my post 2 1200ft buildings were proposed in miami,and 2 805ft and yea you might say well there condo towers, but they're all glass condo towers.and if these towers don't make the skyline better they'll make it even more dense something which the atlanta skyline has never been or will be.

Sorry for the mispelling....but like you said, they are PROPOSALS-i.o.w.
plans,visions that are not written in stone. Atlanta has had a few that had
gotten shot down back in the day, to include the 'Atlanta Tower' (kinda gay,
huh?) that would 've been the world's tallest building at 130 floors and 2,000
ft. high. The only reason they didn't build it was because it would have
dwarfed the skyline something awful. Atlanta may not have the density
that other cities have, but I personally like that it's an actual skyline and
not some random cluster. And for your 'never been or ever will be' comment,
just how do you know this?..... Congrats on your city's *cough* proposals.

[Liquido]

8/10

[BHK25]

HEY GET ALONG!. My 2 cities. Miami/Atlanta. Atlanta has taller buildings but its too spread out. If they could fill in the gaps it'll be great. Miami is right next to the water, with a ton of projects going up right now, and if the 2 1200 ft towers get aproved. No doubt It'll beat Atlanta (IN MY OPINION). I love both cities, but it's all about taste. Some people like skylines right next to the water, others like skylines that are spread out.

[O.G. Gnarkill]

^ That Mad Hater started it!!!!
If he woulda just gave up after I shut him down the first time
it wouldn't have gone this far! Sorry for all the noise .:)

[Okapi]

I see nothing exept
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/boaatl05.jpg

[DRAKKO]

8/10

[Latoso]

9.5/10

[Jules]

Fantastic. 9.

[ironchapman]

I gave it a 9.0.
The reason I gave it that is because I don't like the pyramid looks during the day.

[Reflex]

Ah e tal...7.5/10.

[SoboleuS]

Really nice shape and impressive height, but I don't like the colours... 8/10

[Ellatur]

6.5/10

[Medo]

very nice, but I'm not too keen on the colour, 8/10

[bizznot]

beautiful building, very distinctive against Atl skyline from N

9/10

[CborG]

8/10

[ROYAL BLUE]

10/10

[EarlyBird]

I can't say I particularly like this one. There's something odd about it. 6/10.

[Javi]

Goooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9/10

[El_Greco]

7/10

[dennis7091]

7.5/10

[FJP]

I don't like the crown. 8/10

[malec]

7.5 out of 10. Looks pretty good but certain things seem a bit iffy to me such as the spire

[nygirl]

4.5, I honestly think that this building is really bleh, except the crown at night.

[nakedyak]

You all do realize that some of the coolest and most famous buildings in the world have spires right? Buildings like....the Chrysler building...and...Petronas Towers...ring any bells?

[i-mean]

:? [QUOTE=tayser]7.5
hmmmmmmm.......... :?

[MIKI]

8!

[pali]

i like this one
looks good to me
8.5

[PornStar]

I never liked this one, simply not my style.
5/10

[Oriolus]

8/10. Love the tower up until the pyramidal top, which is interesting but doesn't gel well with the rest of the tower IMO. But with the buildings towering appearance and great facade, the "cage" doesn't detract from it too much.

[london-b]

That cage top look is bad and I hate the brown look, but ok shape and hoght, 7/10

[Dancer]

Great design. Great hight. Love it. Wish it was in Seattle 9.0

[Gerard]

allways liked this one. 9/10

[nakedyak]

this building is no longer #19...someone should change that

[D-res]

7.5

sorry 'bank of america plaza elitists' but i just dont like it that much. kind of lacks inspiration although i like the night shots. ive driven through atlanta and scene it and ive layed over in atlanta and seen it out the window of the airplane and it adds to the skyline and pulled it together, but the building itself isnt anything special in my opinion...

[jesarm]

this is a tall and clasical nice tower 7/10

[Accura4Matalan]

8/10

[www.sercan.de]

8/10

[Effer]

7/10.

[Skylandman]

8.5/10

[۩SkyScraper۩]

7/10

[Blue_Sky]

I like the top

8.0

[Chris121091]

What most of the people here don't understand is that there is no "norm" or "criteria" that a building's appearance must have. Can something ben unique for a change?

[ChiLooper]

8/10

[nakedyak]

What most of the people here don't understand is that there is no "norm" or "criteria" that a building's appearance must have. Can something ben unique for a change?

No Chris. People will always hate on this building, probably for the sole fact that it is in Atlanta, something a lot of people can't seem to handle. Also, this building has a spire (gasp!). Never mind the fact that many of the worlds tallest and most famous buildings have spires themselves...(Chrysler building, Petronas Towers, the new WTC in New York, even the Burj Dubai). But, in the end i think we just have to realize that people's opinions about buildings don't really matter all that much. As long as you like it, thats all that matters.

[CrazyCanuck]

9/10 This building holds a soft spot in my heart. Everytime I drive to florida I see the nicley lit crown driving down 1-75. It is one of the best nightly lit skyscrapers imo.

[ironchapman]

No Chris. People will always hate on this building, probably for the sole fact that it is in Atlanta, something a lot of people can't seem to handle. Also, this building has a spire (gasp!). Never mind the fact that many of the worlds tallest and most famous buildings have spires themselves...(Chrysler building, Petronas Towers, the new WTC in New York, even the Burj Dubai). But, in the end i think we just have to realize that people's opinions about buildings don't really matter all that much. As long as you like it, thats all that matters.
Well said.

Atlanta seems to get a bad rap on websites like this fr being a sprawly nightmare, yet mist people I have met who have been there loved it.

End boosterism...........

[Vrysxy]

10\10

[O.G. Gnarkill]

Right. The hollow top constitutes cheating. And whatever unfortunate thing sits above it is no prize, either (reminds me of a Soviet monument or an awkward attempt at a rocket). Otherwise I think it's a handsome building. :)

But: a harsh 7.0 because from me of the shortcomings.

Since when do tops have to be solid to be included in the height?
And what shortcomings are you speaking of? This thing stands 1,023
feet, for christ's sake!!!

LOL, I'll never get my fill when it comes to vouching for this building...
... :cheers:

[Sinjin P.]

impressive.. 8.5/10

[Cabman]

could do better only 6

[forvine]

8/10

[flashlight]

6.5/10

[mr_storms]

7.5, nice top

[Artemy13]

5/10
sorry :(

[warnings]

8/10

[FROM LOS ANGELES]

This building's height is impressive but not the building it self. 7/10

[Scruffy88]

9/10 Magnificent Tower. The width gives it soo much more height visually as do the vertical striping and setbacks.

[Sideshow_Bob]

7/10 Looks alright.

[Henk]

8/10.

[sharpie20]

8/10 I think that this is a really well design building, i like how the walls

[skipperBill]

love the top and the spire...8.5/10.

[LANative]

8/10.

[Moren-o]

From far it looks like a huge, rusty factory tower.

Very inspring and inspirational building.

8.5/10

[marpa]

3/10

[anakin]

8/10

[dżimi pejdż]

6/10

[clarky]

8.5/10

[mtt16]

8/10 looks good at night

[UAE_CONDOR]

coo; 8/10

[forvine]

One of Atlanta's best scraper...

[poisonous_ivy]

Awful shape, I hate: colour, top and elevation...Even if they change any of this element it will still looks like a one big high disaster. 3/10

[LAYZIEDOGG]

Not that bad just dont like the colours 6/10

[panamaboy9016]

My favorite building in the world! And not because I live in Atlanta but because it is simply just beautiful and its history is even more interesting...

[London_guy]

Not a fan of the top 6/10

[Woko]

So Beautiful!!10/10

[ZZ-II]

one of the best i think 9.5/10

[Le Master]

10/10. I see it almost everyday and I just love it. Actually, until a couple of weeks ago, I didn't even realize it was one of the world's tallest. It's the tallest building I've ever seen but it doesn't seem that big. When I didn't know it's official height, I figured buildings like the Sears Tower and Tapei 101 were over twice as tall as it. I guess I expect too much out of skyscrapers.

[virarch]

4/10

Poor choice of color. Weak design, especially the top.

[Le Master]

It looks really cool in person. The pictures don't do it much justice. It is the best looking highrise in Atlanta by far.

[zee]

7.5/10

[gutooo]

9/10

[khalelooo]

Very ugly building !! y it even on this list?!!!!!! not any one thing special about it!! and i don't really see the art in its spire?! the roof ?!! too much .... but not to blame, thats how americans are all the time .... over ratted like their buildings

[Dreamlıneя]

8/10

[cffuny]

8/10

[Mosaic]

7/10

[Snickers52]

Very ugly building !! y it even on this list?!!!!!! not any one thing special about it!! and i don't really see the art in its spire?! the roof ?!! too much .... but not to blame, thats how americans are all the time .... over ratted like their buildings

Well, aren't you just a bundle of joy and good tidings! If you're going to be offensive the least you could do is spell your slurs correctly. I may have been over rated once or twice, but trust me I have never been over ratted ever!

And for the record, I rate this building a 9 out of 10. I've seen it every day since the day it was built and it keeps getting better every year. If I remember correctly when it was built it was the 9th tallest building on earth.

[Skyman]

10/10