Russ Building

2006 | Best Skyscraper

The Russ Building is a sprawling, towering, beautifully austere skyscraper in the grand Daily Planet tradition, all sleek lines and proportioned elevation and washed-beige splendor. Architect George W. Kelham, whose predilection for Roman temples and Gothic cathedrals can be detected in his designs for the old Federal Reserve Bank on Sansome and the city's first real skyscraper, the Standard Oil Building, modeled the Russ after Chicago's imposingly Gothic Tribune Tower. The structure's... More »