a:25:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2011-06-21 04:46 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"4";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:39:"HOK Designs Tallest Cincinnati Building";s:9:"url_title";s:39:"hok_designs_tallest_cincinnati_building";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:39:"HOK Designs Tallest Cincinnati Building";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:146:"The HOK-designed Great American Tower at Queen City Square - with 41 stories the tallest structure on the Cincinnati skyline - has been dedicated.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:25:"HOK, Great American Tower";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1518:"<p>The HOK-designed Great American Tower at Queen City Square - with 41 stories the tallest structure on the Cincinnati skyline - has been dedicated.  The shimmering addition to downtown Cincinnati was built by Eagle Realty Group, a subsidiary of Western &amp; Southern Financial Group.  It is named for lead tenant, The Great American Insurance Company.  Designed by HOK/St. Louis, it is topped by a tiara-like crown that when lit, brightens the nighttime sky.  <br />Designed to achieve LEED Gold Certification, the 1.089-million square-foot mixed-use tower overlooks The Great American Ballpark and presents dramatic views of the Cincinnati riverfront. It features;<br />&middot;       The tiara element, which consists of white-painted steel tubes illuminated by rooftop floodlights.<br />&middot;       A grand rotunda entry leading to a bi-level, 25,000-square-foot retail arcade and with access to 28 elevators.<br />&middot;       A six-foot thick mat foundation substructure supported by 304 auger-cast piles upon which a concrete core and structural steel frame rests.  A total of 6,300 cubic yards of concrete was used to form the mat foundation.   <br />&middot;       An exterior that blends glass and aluminum panels.<br />&middot;       Column-free floors for maximum open floor planning.<br />&middot;       A 1,200-vehicle parking garage.<br />The building was dedicated May 26, 2011 at the Queen City Ball, a charity event which benefited the Barrett Cancer Center and the Lindner Center of HOPE.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";}