The Textron Tower was designed by
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, architects of the
Empire State Building. The structure is set back some from the building line and raised above the street on a podium. The first story is marbled sheathed and serves as a base for the concrete-grid curtain wall. The building features deep reveals attached to a reinforced concrete frame and is clad with deeply exposed aggregate precast panels. The structure was included in a 2020
Business Insider article entitled
The ugliest skyscraper in every state, adding that its "grid-like exterior is reminiscent of prison architecture." == References ==