PPG Place — The Crown Jewel of Pittsburgh’s Skyline 👑🏙️

📍 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 🗓️ Year: 1981 👨‍🎨 Architects: Philip Johnson & John Burgee The collaboration between Philip Johnson and John Burgee marked a dramatic expansion in the scale and vision of their projects. Burgee, formerly a partner at the large Chicago firm C.F. Murphy Associates, served as a key liaison for corporate clients. Together, they designed iconic tower complexes such as the Crystal Cathedral in Houston, Pennzoil Place, and Puerta de Europa. With PPG Place, Johnson and Burgee reinterpreted the modern corporate tower through a Neo-Gothic lens 🏰💎. While the Woolworth Building had already embraced Gothic influences in skyscraper design, PPG Place broke new ground as one of the first major towers to use almost no exposed concrete or steel — instead, it gleams with nearly one million square feet of glass cladding, manufactured by anchor tenant PPG Industries. This architectural marvel reimagined the curtain wall, creating what is often called the “Crown Jewel of Pittsburgh’s Skyline.” ✨ The 5.5-acre complex, serving as the headquarters of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, became a symbol of urban renewal in the heart of the city’s central business district. #Skyscraper #CitySkyline #LandmarkArchitecture #Pittsburgh #PhilipJohnson #ArchitecturalDesign #UrbanAesthetics #Cityscape #PritzkerPrize 🏛️📸