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Date
Summer 6-1966
Description
As the tallest building in Boston, the John Hancock Tower is one of the most recognizable pieces of architecture in the skyline. The tower was finished by I. M. Pei & Partners in 1976 after eight years of shaky development. The entire building is constructed of a “glass skin”, or reflective glass panels that create a sleek and modern design that relays several visually interactive compliments to its neighbor, Trinity Church.
Rights
This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1976
Creator 2 Role
Architectural firm
Creator 3 Role
Architect
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
John Hancock Tower; Boston, Massachusetts; architecture; skyscraper;
Notes
Bibliography: "John Hancock Tower." Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, 2016, www.pcfandp.com/a/p/6710/s.html. Accessed 28 Dec. 2016. Tourgee, Heather. "Up Close: The John Hancock Tower." Yankee, vol. 80, 2016, pp. 30.