World Trade Center Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 E Pratt Street Maryland Port Authority and Department of Transportation

Groundbreaking 1973, as cornerstone of Charles Center project to revitalize downtown and inner harbor baltimore. The MPA stated that it was “symbolic of the thousands of ships which had made it possible, the building’s angled facades will loom like a gigantic prow over the waters of the port it serves.”

Reinforced Concrete Uninterrupted windows and floors express horizontal aspect of building on each side

Verticals even more expressive in use of form and way loads get transferred to ground Even sided pentagonal building, tallest even sided pentagonal building (taller in dallas) View from bottom of…

Five supports, sixth in middle supporting core and elevator shaft Only moves in vertical direction 123 meters tall and 29 floors, including ground level atrium and observation deck

2 kinds of wind, perpendicular to one side and at angle Pushing building inward, canceled out from either side Flat face, total force on building is original plus 2(w)– wcos(18) Bending moment- force times height Point load, so previous volume times h-

Johnson and Johnson headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, same architect and structural engineers One tall structure, similar to WTC in horizontal expression with unbroken windows across the sides, but without the vertical piers at each corner Still has lifted bottom with open ground floor

Very different goal in mind, which was to contribute the revitalization of downtown New Brunswick without sacrificing skyline, nature, interaction between the public and the private corporation Park outside of a structure

WTC incorporates the public with its observation deck on the 27th floor, “Top of the World” which includes a restaurant, exhibits, and great view of inner harbor, federal hill, fort mchenry, fells point and all of their attractions

By putting an observation deck on the top floor and keeping the atrium ground level completely open, the structure invites the viewer to both experience the view of the structure and the view from it.