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Two International Place is a modern skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

in the Financial District

Financial District, Boston, Massachusetts

The Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts, United States is located in the downtown area near Government Center and Chinatown.Like many areas within Boston, the Financial District has no official definition. It is roughly bounded by Atlantic Avenue, State Street, and Devonshire Street...

neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The site is located on a site formerly known as Fort Hill. It is located blocks from North End

North End, Boston, Massachusetts

The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It has the distinction of being the city's oldest residential community, where people have lived continuously since it was settled in the 1630s. Though small , the neighborhood has approximately 100 eating establishments, and a variety of...

, the waterfront, South Station, Downtown Crossing, and the Federal Courthouse. The building was designed by John Burgee

John Burgee

__notoc__John Burgee is an American architect noted for his contributions to Postmodern architecture. He was a partner of Philip Johnson from 1967 to 1991, creating together the partnership firm Johnson/Burgee Architects. Their landmark collaborations together included Pennzoil Place in Houston...

Architects with Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson

Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an influential American architect.In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and later , as a trustee, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the first Pritzker Architecture...

and completed in 1992, is Boston's ninth-tallest building, standing 538 feet (164 m) tall.

Exterior

It consists of a 36-story tower and 13-story annex. It one of the towers in a complex of five structures, anchored by two towers. The facades are constructed of unpolished rose-granite panels with punched aluminum framed and fixed in-place window openings. Windows are a take on tripartite windows but whose lunettes, or arched portions, are fake. A portion of both towers consists of an aluminum framed curtain wall system with a combination of reflective vision glass and spandrel glass. . Elaborate classical lighting fixtures are located on exterior. The building's crown consists of an octagonal-based pyramid surrounded by a ring rising out of the tower and partially up the pyramid. This crown is illuminated at night.

Interior

The Court, located at the center of the complex, features a rain fountain and provides a 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²) retail and café area with restaurants, shops and business services. This court links all the building in the complex. Lobby areas feature distinctive imported marble and granite from Spain, Italy and Africa. The interior minimizes columns, greatly enhancing space efficiency and providing work locations with panoramic views.. There is a secured underground parking with over 800 spaces. . There are 38 high-speed passenger elevators and four freight elevators.

Project Team

Architects - Philip Johnson and John Burgee
Developers - Donald Chiofaro and Theodore Oatis, partners in The Chiofaro Company
Equity partner - Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI)
Venture Capital partner - The Hillman Company
Builders/Contractors - McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Consulting Engineers - McNamara/Salvia, Inc.
Lighting Consultant- Claude R. Engle
Mechanized earth work and Excavation - A.A. Will Corporation, A.A. Will Corporation
Elevators - Fujitec America, Inc. (Boston)
Building Maintenance Systems - MANNTECH

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