GLC Grand Building

The GLC Grand Building is an Art-deco skyscraper designed by Rabun Hogan Ota Rasche Architects, and built in 1992, for a reported $58.0 million dollars, in Atlanta, GA.

GLC Grand Building is not the only name you might know this building by though. It is common for companies to want to attach their names to iconic buildings when they move in, or for the general public to come up with nicknames, and this one is no exception. The GLC Grand Building is also known, or has been known as, GLC Grand Hotel, or Occidental Hotel Building.

Its precise street address is 75 14th Street NE, Atlanta, GA. You can also find it on the map here.

Rabun Hogan Ota Rasche Architects was the architecture firm in charge of the architectural design.

That being said, architecture is a complex discipline involving many professionals from different fields, without whom this building would have not been possible. We will surely be leaving out a lot of names here, but here is a list of the people we do know also played their part in making the GLC Grand Building a reality:

• Beers Skanska Inc as the Main Contractor
• G. Lars Gullstedt as the Main Developer
• Hirsch Bedner Associates in charge of Interior Design

The GLC Grand Building can be categorized as an Art-deco building.

The GLC Grand Building was completed in 1992, significantly after what could be considered the end of the Art-Deco movement. It was clearly inspired by the movement, but because it doesen't really fit into the movement's timeline it would be considered as a post-movement or neo-movement.

Especially during modern times, there are less imposed rules when it comes to design. Variety and experimentation are welcome, and architects are given the freedom to take inspiration from a wide range of sources.

Looking at the past for inspiration can be a great starting point for an architectural project, and something which Rabun Hogan Ota Rasche Architects clearly took advantage of to design the GLC Grand Building. Architects may choose to look to the past for multiple reasons. It could be that they want the building to merge with an older surounding, give it the feeling of having been there for longer than it actualy has, personal preference or it might even be a requieremnt from the client.

From an aesthetic point of view, the facade features pale rose granite and the marble.

Other materials found at the GLC Grand Building include, polished marble, used in the lobby's floors, Baccarat glass, found in the lobby lamps, and Baccarat glass, .