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AKA: San Jose City Hall and Civic Center, San Jose, CA
Structure Type: built works - public buildings - city halls; built works - social and civic buildings - civic centers
Designers: Meier, Richard and Partners Architects, LLP (firm); Richard Meier (architect)
Dates: constructed 2005
18 stories, total floor area: 566,000 sq. ft.
Building History
Richard Meier and Partners, Architects designed this $198 million governmental complex that consisted of an extensive piazza leading off Santa Clara Street, a transparent rotunda covering a grand lobby, an 18-story office tower, and a 3-story council wing, containing the City Council Chambers, public meeting rooms, commercial storefronts, and departmental offices. This city government ensemble was set within a larger civic center complex that included within its seven blocks a new performance hall, elementary school, and library. Meier's Design Partner, Michael Palladino designed the San Jose City Hall with another Partner, James R. Clarke, and, of course, Meier.
PCAD id: 17449
