Skyscrapers Cities Seattle

University of Washington Plaza is a skyscraper completed in 1975 in the University District of Seattle, Washington. The 99 m (325 ft), 22 storey tower, designed by NBBJ, is the tallest building outside of Downtown Seattle area. The tower was originally constructed as Safeco Plaza to serve as Safeco Insurance's headquarters, and was generally known as the Safeco Building. Safeco sold the property to the University of Washington in 2006 and moved out in 2007.

Qwest Plaza is a 498 ft (151 m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It was completed is 1976 and has 33 floors. It is the 13th tallest building in Seattle, and was designed by John Graham and Associates. It was originally known as the Pacific Northwest Bell Building, and has also been called 1600 Bell Plaza, and US West Communications.

Rainier Tower is a 40-story skyscraper (29 stories occupied, the rest pedestal) in the Metropolitan Tract of Seattle, Washington at 1301 Fifth Avenue. The total height of the tower is 514 feet (393 feet without the 121 foot base). It was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who also was architect of the World Trade Center in New York City (as well as of the IBM Building, which is on the corner diagonally opposite from Rainier Tower). Its construction was completed in 1977.

The Fourth and Blanchard Building, also known as the Sedgwick James Building or the Darth Vader building, is a skyscraper located in the Belltown neighborhood just north of downtown Seattle. The high-rise style construction rises to 105 meters (344 feet) and has 25 floors above the ground. Chester L. Lindsey Architects, notable as the architects of the Columbia Center, designed the building.. The building was completed in 1979 and is clad in reflective glass.

Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza is a 543ft (166m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington.It was constructed from 1979 to 1981 and has 42 floors. It is the 9th tallest building in Seattle and as designed by 3D/International. The building has been able to retain a minimum of 98% occupancy since it was opened.

1111 Third Avenue is a 454 ft (138m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It was completed in 1980 and has 34 floors. It is the 19th tallest building in Seattle, and is owned by EOP Northwest Properties LLC. It has an award-winning outdoor landscaped area with seating and tables accented by bronze statues by sculptor Robert Graham, and floor to ceiling windows. The exterior of the building is composed of precast concrete with exposed aggregate surfaces and dual-glazed, solar bronze glass.

The Westin Building is a major telecommunications hub and carrier hotel facility located in downtown Seattle, Washington.. The building is also home to the Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) and Pacific Northwest Gigapop's Pacific Wave Exchange. The facility has a pair of "Meet-me Rooms" on the 19th floor, which are used by telecommunication carriers and internet service providers to cross-connect their individual networks.

Wells Fargo Center is a 573ft (175m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It was completed in 1983 as the First Interstate Center and has 47 floors. It is the 9th tallest building in the city. The 87,386 m² was designed by McKinley Architects and owned by Equity Office Properties Trust, and has 24 elevators. The exterior façade is composed of a six-sided, steel-framed tower that features a combination of tinted continuous double-glazed glass and polished spring rose granite panels.

The Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower and the Columbia Seafirst Center) is the tallest skyscraper in the downtown Seattle skyline, as well as the tallest building in the State of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It occupies most of the block bounded by Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Cherry and Columbia Streets.

US Bank Centre is a 580ft (177m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It was constructed from 1987 to 1989 and has 44 floors. It is the 8th tallest building in Seattle and was designed by Callison Architecture. It opened as the Pacific First Centre and has 288,973 m² of office space.