The Sleekness ofthe Silvers

摘要

The 19705 saw the rise of a group of architects dubbed the "Silvers," who sought a sleek, machine-like minimalism, and few towers expressed that aesthetic as clearly as the Xerox Center in Chicago, completed in 1980 by C.F. Murphy Associates, with Helmut Jahn, FAIA, as project principal. The 45-story office tower has an elegant form, with a rounded corner that culminates in a curving mechanical penthouse and a two-story street front that undulates inward to create a covered space at the building's two entrances. A flush curtainwall echoes the tower's simple form. Large, white, aluminum-and-glass panels extend from the sidewalk to the parapet, with half-height glazing on three sides and full-height windows facing the plaza across the street.