Built: 1988 Designed by: Morgan Spear and Associates Type: Skyscraper Stories: 28 Maximum Height: 411 feet / 125 meters Location: 1 Shoreline Plaza, Corpus Christi, United States
C orpus Christi has quite a nice downtown filled with mid-rise buildings and skyscrapers. But this is the building everyone sees on the post cards. Unlike the rest of the central business district, One Shoreline Plaza sits right on the water defying conventional wisdom in an area that is lashed by tropical storms and hurricanes almost yearly. Some preparation for this eventuality can be seen in the latticework of concrete that covers its exposed windows. They are set back quite a way which could help deflect some lateral wind force and flying debris assuming the wind isn’t blowing directly at a window. Moreover, being on the water it has integrated itself into the city’s seawall allowing it to sit somewhat higher than the boring glass or concrete boxes several blocks inland. The Plaza consists of two towers positioned at an angle to each other. They are joined by a main lobby and a skywalk complex.
Brent Kampert
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 @ 11:39am
Rating: Five stars. I like how this building compliments the Corpus Christi Skyline. It has a very unique shape and design, wish to visit this city someday.
AJT
Friday, July 29th, 2005 @ 6:02pm
Rating: Five stars. We stayed in the Hilton right next door to this outstanding building and were very impressed with the design! Beautiful building!
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Brent Kampert
Five stars.