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United Steelworkers Building
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Former namesIBM Building
Alternative namesI.W. Abel Building, Five Gateway Center
General information
TypeOffice
Location60 Boulevard of the Allies
Town or cityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States of America
Coordinates40°26′22″N 80°00′20″W / 40.4394°N 80.0055°W / 40.4394; -80.0055
GroundbreakingDecember 5, 1961[1]
Topped-outNovember 8, 1962[2]
OpeningMarch 19, 1964[3]
Cost$5 million[5]
OwnerUnited Steelworkers
Height172 feet (52 m) (estimated)[4]
Technical details
Floor count13
Design and construction
Architect(s)Curtis and Davis
DeveloperEquitable Life Assurance Society
Structural engineerWorthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson
Main contractorGeorge A. Fuller Co.
IBM Building
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Part ofPittsburgh Renaissance Historic District[6] (ID13000252)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2013
Designated PHLF2014[7]

The United Steelworkers Building, originally named the IBM Building and also known as the I.W. Abel Building or Five Gateway Center,[8] is a highrise office building in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Equitable Life Assurance Society in 1961–64 as part of the Gateway Center project which redeveloped a large portion of the area known as the Point. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Pittsburgh Renaissance Historic District[6] and has been designated as a Pittsburgh landmark by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.[7]

The building was designed by Curtis and Davis, a New Orleans-based architecture firm, with structural engineers Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson. The design of the building, featuring a load-bearing steel diagrid exoskeleton, was highly unusual at the time and helped pioneer the use of diagrids and framed tube construction.

  1. ^ "IBM Breaks Ground For Gateway Office". Pittsburgh Press. December 5, 1961. Retrieved April 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Thomas, George (November 9, 1962). "Ceremony 'Tops' IBM Building". Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved April 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "IBM Building Dedication Set". Pittsburgh Press. March 17, 1964. Retrieved April 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "United Steelworkers Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "New IBM Building Unusual Inside, Too". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 11, 1964. Retrieved April 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pittsburgh Renaissance Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Historic Landmark Plaques 1968–2014 (PDF). Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2014. p. 19. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Jensen, Edward (February 19, 1964). "U.S. Steel Balks Over Name". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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