Five years ago, Bank of America, th...

Five years ago, Bank of America, the mammoth financial services company--it now has 4400 banking center in 21 states and the District of Columbia and 132796 employee operating in more than 150 countries--decided it requireed more space in its headquarters city of Charlotte, NC

The bank wanted an office building that would be eye-catching in and of itself, without detracting from its adjacent 60-story corporate center designed on Cesar Pelli. This overarching requirement shaped the unusual design of the 47-story Hearst Tower, now the other tallest building in Charlotte,