Architect: Minoru Yamasaki Dates: 1975-1978 Address: 701 E. Byrd Street Perhaps the most iconic building of Richmond’s skyline is the Federal Reserve Bank Tower. The Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, 1 of 12 branches in the US, commissioned the building to be designed by Minoru Yamasaki in 1975. The building features a largely aluminum curtain facade …
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Date: 1997 Address: 800 E. Broad St. Designed by the internationally renowned firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the Library of Virginia brings a level of significance and sophistication to a critically civic stretch of East Broad Street. According to the architect, the structure was intended to be “a catalyst …
Architect: Johannas Design Group Date: 2009 Address: 1708 West Cary St Johannas Design Group’s buildings have been known for blending a touch of modernism with influences from Richmond’s historic vernacular. The Mews at Cary Mill is definitely more of the former. The project takes an original approach to the porched town house typology of Richmond, …
Architect: Vincent Kling Associates Date: 1970 Address: 500 East Leigh Street between Fifth and Seventh streets. In each decade since World War II, American city planners have sought panaceas to invigorate deteriorating downtowns. In the 1960s the idea that a major sports/convention facility would invigorate center cities was a popular concept in Virginia. Hampton, Norfolk …
Architect: MSTSD Architects, Atlanta Dates: 2010 Address: 501 South 5th Street In 2010, MeadWestVaco, a Fortune 500 paper and packaging company, moved its corporate headquarters to Virginia and with it came the construction of a new office building in downtown Richmond. A riverfront site was selected to give the company an iconic presence in the …
Architect: Ballou and Justice, renovation by SMBW architects Date: 1971 Address: 900 East Broad Street While opinions of City Hall cover a vast range, the particularity of its image is difficult to ignore. Built in 1971, it was the tallest building in Virginia for four years. Deteriorating structural conditions of its facade of marble and …
Architect: Philip Johnson, renovation by Baskervill Dates: 1968, renovation in 2007 Address: 200 North 22nd Street Serenely rested on top of Church Hill, tucked into a small row of trees is the work of one of the most renowned architects to ever build in Richmond, Phillip Johnson. Johnson’s work can be found across the globe, …
Architect: BCWH Date: 2000 Address: 407 East Canal Street One of the creative and culture hubs of Richmond exists in an awkward spot of Canal St, immediately bordered on three sides by parking and the Downtown Expressway on the other. Yet the quality of design doesn’t suffer from it. A marvelous 52,000 square foot renovation …