Transco Tower, Houston
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Transco Tower in Houston is a prominent postmodern skyscraper and local landmark known for its distinctive stepped design and reflective glass façade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of America Center, Houston | 1 |
| Transco Tower, Houston canonical | 1 |
| Williams Tower, Houston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7633049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transco Tower, Houston Context triple: [Johnson/Burgee Architects, designed, Transco Tower, Houston]
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A.
Texas Commerce Tower
Texas Commerce Tower is the former name of Chase Tower, a prominent postmodern skyscraper in downtown Dallas, Texas.
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B.
Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a distinctive, geodesic-domed observation tower and popular tourist attraction that prominently features in the Dallas skyline.
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C.
Republic Tower
Republic Tower is a prominent high-rise residential building in Melbourne, Australia, recognized for its distinctive contemporary design by Fender Katsalidis Architects.
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D.
Houston City Hall
Houston City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Houston, Texas, housing the mayor’s office and key city administrative functions.
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E.
Renaissance Tower (Dallas)
Renaissance Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in downtown Dallas, Texas, known for its distinctive “X” lighting pattern and status as one of the city’s tallest office buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transco Tower, Houston Target entity description: Transco Tower in Houston is a prominent postmodern skyscraper and local landmark known for its distinctive stepped design and reflective glass façade.
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A.
Texas Commerce Tower
Texas Commerce Tower is the former name of Chase Tower, a prominent postmodern skyscraper in downtown Dallas, Texas.
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B.
Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a distinctive, geodesic-domed observation tower and popular tourist attraction that prominently features in the Dallas skyline.
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C.
Republic Tower
Republic Tower is a prominent high-rise residential building in Melbourne, Australia, recognized for its distinctive contemporary design by Fender Katsalidis Architects.
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D.
Houston City Hall
Houston City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Houston, Texas, housing the mayor’s office and key city administrative functions.
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E.
Renaissance Tower (Dallas)
Renaissance Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in downtown Dallas, Texas, known for its distinctive “X” lighting pattern and status as one of the city’s tallest office buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Transco Tower
ⓘ
Williams Tower ⓘ |
| architect |
John Burgee
ⓘ
Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
reflective glass façade
ⓘ
stepped design ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Office buildings completed in 1983
ⓘ
Postmodern architecture in Texas ⓘ Skyscrapers in Houston ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designType | setback tower ⓘ |
| developer | Hines Interests Limited Partnership ⓘ |
| feature | beacon light at the top ⓘ |
| floorCount | 64 ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 275 meters
ⓘ
approximately 902 feet ⓘ |
| laterRenamedFor | Williams Companies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston, Texas, United States
ⓘ
Uptown Houston ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Transco Energy Company ⓘ |
| near |
The Galleria, Houston
ⓘ
linked to:
The Galleria (Houston)
|
| openingDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| ranking |
one of the tallest buildings in Houston
ⓘ
one of the tallest buildings in Texas ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| significance | iconic element of the Houston skyline ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| use | commercial offices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Transco Tower, Houston Description of subject: Transco Tower in Houston is a prominent postmodern skyscraper and local landmark known for its distinctive stepped design and reflective glass façade.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Transco Tower, Houston
linked to: Transco Tower, Houston