1945/1948
421 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, ORE, USA
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Piero Belluschi
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J. Donald Kroeker
mechanical engineer
Ross B. Hammond
general contractor
The Equitable Building (now Commonwealth Building) is a 14-story commercial office tower in Portland. It is noted as one of the first glass box towers ever built, pioneering many modern features and predating the more famous Lever House in Manhattan.
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"Equitable builds a leader"
Architectural Forum, 9/1946
J. Donald Kroeker
mechanical engineer
Ross B. Hammond
general contractor
Sources
Clausen, Meredith L. 1991. "Belluschi and the Equitable Building in History." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 50 (2): 109-129.
1948. "Equitable builds a leader." Architectural Forum (9): 97-106.