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{{Short description|Skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia}}
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{{Infobox building
| name               = One Atlantic Center
| logo               = One Atlantic Center logo.svg
| logo_size          = 80
| image              = 4 One Atlantic Center.jpg
| image_size         = 250px
| caption            = One Atlantic Center in 2006
| alternate_names    = IBM Tower
| location           = 1201 West Peachtree Street<br />[[Atlanta]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|33.786944|-84.387222|region:US-GA|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Midtown Atlanta
| map_caption = location in Midtown Atlanta
| start_date         = 1986
| completion_date    = 1987
| building_type      = Commercial offices
| antenna_spire      = 
| roof               = {{convert|250|m|abbr=on}}
| top_floor          = 
| floor_count        = 50
| elevator_count     = 24
| cost               = 
| floor_area         = {{convert|1,098,705|sqft|abbr=on}}
| architect          = [[Philip Johnson|Johnson]]/[[John Burgee|Burgee]] Architects<br />[[Heery International]], Inc.
| structural_engineer= 
| main_contractor    = [[The Beck Group]]
| developer          = [[Prentiss Properties]]
| owner              = [[AC Property Owner LP]]
| management         = [[AC Property Owner LP]]
| references         = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121138 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142250/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121138 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 121138 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{Glass Steel and Stone|686}}</ref><ref>{{SkyscraperPage|1875}}</ref><ref>{{Structurae|20025136}}</ref>
|website = {{URL|https://www.1ac.com/|1ac.com}}
}}

'''One Atlantic Center''', also known as '''IBM Tower''', is a [[skyscraper]] located in [[Midtown Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It is the [[List of tallest buildings in Atlanta|third tallest building in Atlanta]].

==History==
It is the third-tallest in [[Atlanta]], reaching a height of {{convert|820|ft|m}} with 50 stories of [[office]] space with a total building area of 1,187,676 sq.ft.<ref>{{cite web|title=One Atlantic Center|url=https://www.credifi.com/ui/freemium/propertydetails/1201-W-Peachtree-St-Atlanta-GA/568500fdfbffa90cf4b40d57|website=CrediFi|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref>  When the slender concrete core was completed in October 1986, it was the tallest [[Climbing formwork|slipformed]] skyscraper in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=LASERS GUIDE SLIPFORMING OF ATLANTA'S IBM TOWER |url=https://www.concreteconstruction.net/how-to/construction/lasers-guide-slipforming-of-atlantas-ibm-tower_o |website=Concrete Construction}}</ref>  It was completed in 1987 and remained the tallest building in Atlanta until 1992, when it was surpassed by the [[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]], which was built on the northern edge of Downtown adjacent to Midtown. It was also the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. at the time of completion, surpassing the [[Southeast Financial Center]] in [[Miami]]. In the 1990s, IBM, along with other large corporations, changed financial focus to leverage assets and decrease real estate holdings. IBM sold this property, along with others.

==Architecture==
The building was commissioned by Prentiss Properties as a southeastern headquarters for [[IBM]], a company responsible for many notable skyscrapers of the 1980s. A local and well known engineer, Blake Van Leer, was the lead engineer for the project. Van Leer worked on most of the major skyline projects in the area during the 70s and 80s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blake Van Leer Obituary (2024) |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/keysnews/name/blake-van-leer-obituary?id=56893994 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> Aside from introducing Atlanta to the postmodern architectural idiom of the 80s, this tower is notable for essentially creating what is now the Midtown commercial district.  Located at the then-remote corner of 14th and West Peachtree Street over a mile from [[Downtown Atlanta|Downtown]], this building nevertheless opened nearly fully occupied and thus attracted developers to Midtown.

The design of the building was influenced by the [[Tribune Tower]] in Chicago, which is most evident in the base of the building as well as the main body.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/08/arts/architecture-view-american-gothic-rides-high-in-atlanta-s-ibm-building.html|title = ARCHITECTURE VIEW; American Gothic Rides High in Atlanta's I.B.M. Building|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 8 May 1988|last1 = Goldberger|first1 = Paul}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walterpmoore.com/projects/one-atlantic-center|title=One Atlantic Center|date=5 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121138/one-atlantic-center-atlanta-ga-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403005416/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/121138/one-atlantic-center-atlanta-ga-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |title=One Atlantic Center, Atlanta &#124; 121138 |publisher=Emporis |date=1985-05-07 |accessdate=2022-05-02}}</ref> The building's exterior is clad in pink Spanish [[granite]] and culminates in a copper pyramidal top with a gold peak. The design includes [[Gothic Architecture|gothic]] flourishes, most noticeably below the copper top of the building. At night the peak and ridges along the top are illuminated brightly, creating a glowing effect.

==Other phases==
It was joined in 2001 by the much shorter [[Regions Plaza (Atlanta, Georgia)|Regions Plaza]] building (formerly known as the Atlantic Center Plaza),<ref>{{cite news | first = Barbra | last = Murray | title = Regions Bank Stays Put in Atlanta With 100 KSF Lease Renewal | newspaper = Commercial Property Executive | date = June 1, 2022 | access-date = November 4, 2025 | url = https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/regions-bank-stays-put-in-atlanta-with-100ksf-lease-renewal/ }}</ref> which bears similar postmodern design and was constructed across the street as the second phase of the Atlantic Center development. Regions Plaza's design and architecture are so similar to the One Atlantic Center that it has affectionately become known in Atlanta as the "Mini Me" building, named after the comical dwarfish clone of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movies.<ref>{{cite news | first = Kyle | last = Hagerty | title = 10 Buildings With The Perfect Nicknames | newspaper = [[Bisnow]] | date = March 3, 2017 | access-date = November 4, 2025 | url = https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/other/the-10-best-or-worst-building-nicknames-in-the-world-71771 }}</ref>

==Development==
One Atlantic Center was designed by [[Johnson/Burgee Architects]]. As associate architect, [[Heery International]], Inc. produced the contract documents.  Both Atlantic Center Towers were constructed by HCBeck, now known as [[The Beck Group]].

==Major tenants==
* [[Alston & Bird]]
* [[RSM Global]]
* [[Carlton Fields]]
* [[Bryan Cave]]
* [[DLA Piper]]
* [[Duff & Phelps]]
* [[Korn Ferry International]]
* [[Equifax]]
* [[JAMS (alternative dispute resolution)|JAMS]]
* [[FTI Consulting]]
* [[KPMG]]

==See also==
*[[List of tallest buildings in Atlanta]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.1ac.com/ One Atlantic Center official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100529151116/http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=1943 One Atlantic Center] at [[Hines Interests Limited Partnership]]

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[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Atlanta]]
[[Category:Midtown Atlanta]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1987]]
[[Category:IBM facilities]]
[[Category:Philip Johnson buildings]]
[[Category:Postmodern architecture in the United States]]
[[Category:John Burgee buildings]]
[[Category:Hines Interests Limited Partnership]]