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Hallidie Building
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Jordi Ber, 24 August 2009
Jordi Ber, 24 August 2009
Description Hallidie Building:
The Hallidie Building, is an office building in the Financial District of San Francisco, California.
It was built around 1917-1918 and is credited as the first building to feature glass curtain walls. It was designed by architect Willis Polk and is named in honor of San Francisco cable car pioneer Andrew Smith Hallidie. Currently it houses the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
More info:
Hallidie Building
Greatbuildings.com
Photos: Flickr CC. Authors: Jo Shannon Philips, duff_sf, TeresaHsu.
It was built around 1917-1918 and is credited as the first building to feature glass curtain walls. It was designed by architect Willis Polk and is named in honor of San Francisco cable car pioneer Andrew Smith Hallidie. Currently it houses the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
More info:
Hallidie Building
Greatbuildings.com
Photos: Flickr CC. Authors: Jo Shannon Philips, duff_sf, TeresaHsu.
Information Hallidie Building:
Project function:
Address:
130 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Year end:
1918
License:
Attribution Creative Commons


















