Tycon Towers

Tycon Towers

Tycon Towers Bill Sublette

Tycon Towers

1986, Johnson/Burgee. 8000 Towers Crescent Dr. (I-495, exit 11, off Chain Bridge Rd. [VA 123], Tysons Corner

Designed by New York superstar Philip Johnson, this strange, overgrown neo-Palladian “spec” office tower building can't be missed from I-495, and it may well be the most egregious example in the region of the excesses of postmodernism. From a distance the tower's frankly false columns and pediment look silly, though a closer view reveals a few redeeming qualities in the raised moldings at the entrance and the usual splashy lobby.

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