Standard Insurance Center
{{Short description|27-story office building in Portland, Oregon}}
{{Distinguish|Standard Plaza}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Standard Insurance Center
| former_names = Georgia-Pacific Building
| status = complete
| image = Standard Insurance Center - Portland, Oregon (2016).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Viewed from the southeast in 2016
| location = 900 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|45.5169|-122.6782|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| completion_date = 1970
| architect = Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
| owner = Standard Insurance Company
| cost =
| floor_area = {{convert|459504|sqft|abbr=on}}
| floor_count = 29
| references = {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122602 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409061957/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122602 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 9, 2015 |title=Emporis building ID 122602 |work=Emporis}}{{SkyscraperPage|5767}}{{Structurae|20029053}}
| map_type = Portland downtown
| building_type = Commercial offices
| roof = {{convert|111.86|m|abbr=on}}
| elevator_count =
| structural_engineer= Glumac International (consulting)
| main_contractor = Andersen Construction Company
| developer =
| management =
}}
The Standard Insurance Center, originally the Georgia-Pacific Building, is a 27-story office building in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1970, it is part of the headquarters of The Standard, the brand name under which Standard Insurance Company and other subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. do business. Standard also owns the 16-story Standard Plaza two blocks south along 5th Avenue.
History
The Georgia-Pacific Building was commissioned by Georgia-Pacific and designed by the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandmaps.com/detail.cfm?action=Assessor&propertyid=R246105&address_id=646051&x=7643898.903&y=682109.069&state_id=1S1E03BB%20%20200&site_name=900%20SW%205TH%20AVE&city=PORTLAND&ResultCount=2|title=900 SW 5th Ave - Downtown - Portland|work=PortlandMaps|publisher=City of Portland|accessdate=11 February 2010}} At the time of construction, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. It was completed in 1970.
Details
Standing {{convert|367|ft}} tall, the building has 27 above-ground stories. Valued at $114 million, the structure contains {{convert|459504|ft2}} of space. Built of concrete and steel, it is considered Modernist in style. One major tenant was the Stoel Rives law firm, which leased the top nine stories of the building{{cite news | author=James Mayer| title=Stoel Rives walks away from would-be Park Avenue West office tower | url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/stoel_rives_walks_away_from_wo.html | work=The Oregonian | date=August 13, 2010 | accessdate=31 August 2010}} until 2016. The Quest, an elaborate sculpture considered Portland’s largest single piece of white sculpted marble, is in front of the building. An untitled chrome sculpture is tucked away in the building's basement.{{Cite web|last=Korfhage|first=Matthew|date=July 11, 2017|title=There’s a Hidden, Underground Sculpture Inside the Standard Insurance Center in Downtown Portland|url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2017/07/11/theres-a-hidden-underground-sculpture-inside-the-standard-insurance-center-in-downtown-portland/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Willamette Week|language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Standard Insurance Center}}
{{Buildings in Portland, Oregon timeline}}
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Category:1970 establishments in Oregon
Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Portland, Oregon
Category:Office buildings completed in 1970
Category:Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon