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Manulife Financial Corporation

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2004, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill with Stull and Lee. 601 Congress St.
  • Manulife Financial Corporation (Peter Vanderwarker or Antonina Smith)

This Canadian-based worldwide financial services company (the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company) with main headquarters in Toronto, has chosen a site near the new Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (SB10) for its Boston offices. The fifteen-story curved glass facade has a double-skin curtain wall, providing insulation, thereby using less energy than the conventional curtain wall. This prominent blue glass facade contributes to the growth of the waterfront of South Boston. Stores at ground level and below grade parking assure a lively presence in the development of the area.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Keith N. Morgan
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Citation

Keith N. Morgan, "Manulife Financial Corporation", [Boston, Massachusetts], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MA-01-SB9.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Massachusetts

Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston, Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed, and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, 225-225.

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