Reflections off Tulsa’s BOK Center featuring a 600 foot long and 103 foot tall glass panel tilted at 5 degrees that wraps partway around the building. It’s always good for reflections.
The building was designed by Cesar Pelli and of course he used all sorts of local influences such Tulsa’s Native American and art deco heritage. He won’t admit but I think he was thinking about tornadoes that frequent tornado alley. Personally I love the building even though it reminds some of my fellow Tulsans of a roll of duct tape coming undone or maybe even a big old hubcap. Speaking of tornadoes, I hope that one never hits that glass panel. We’ll have glass all over Tulsa when that happens.
That’s a most unusual method of window formation – interesting and nice.
What a fascinating building!! Great reflection for the day!! Enjoy your weekend!!
Makes for great reflections and I’ve seen you post it before but didn’t realize it’s a separate panel from the building.
Beautiful reflections. The sky blends into the buildings…. Nice!
Wfully nice of Cesar Pelli to design that building so you could take photos of reflections!
Lol…a roll of duct tape!! That is a wonderful sky reflection in the glass of the building. It is reminiscent of the swirling of a hurricane.
I agree with your interpretation of the architect’s influences. Neat building.
Even though I am an architect and I like some of Pelli’s work, I think it might be stretching the duct tape a bit to say that he used our Native American and art deco architectural heritages as inspiration for this design.
I like most of what I see about this building, but I have concerns about the stainless steel panels on the back side. It just looks like thousands of joints and each one is an opportunity for a leak. I’m sure the skin will be tested during some of the driving rain storms in the spring. Of course, that’s assuming we have some driving rain storms.
I’m not an architect, so what can I tell you? It’s a beautiful reflection on the front of the building!
Nice glance at this particular architecture…
It’s very relaxing to look at that many reflected clouds.
I like it too! Though the duct tape description got me laughing.
original ce batiment ;o)
Nice looking building and love the clouds in that lovely blue sky.