WORLD TRADE CENTER (Baltimore)

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Title	WORLD TRADE CENTER (Baltimore)
View	Close view of the tower looking up, depicting the corner
Notes	administrative
Work Type	office building skyscraper
Style/Period	Modern
Creator Name	Pei, I. M.
Creator Nationality	American, Chinese born
School of Creator	Modern
Date.Creator Birth	1917
Climate Type	temperate
Country	United States of America
City	Baltimore
State/Province	MD
Architectural Material	concrete, glass
Structural System	reinforced concrete
Dates	1973-1977
Century	20C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Subject Information	Designed by I. M. Pei, the World Trade Center Baltimore is located at the water's edge of the famous Inner Harbor and was constructed between 1973 and 1977 at a cost of $22 million dollars. The world's tallest pentagonal building, it rises 423 feet above the ground and offers a 360 degree view of the horizon. The Center is headquarters to the Maryland Port Authority, as well as a variety of local firms involved with international trade and commerce.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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