Discover
Architecture.
11 Diagonal Street: Context · 11 Diagonal building in newtown, Johannesburg
1/2 · Context · 11 Diagonal building in newtown, JohannesburgPhoto: Johannesburg Heritage Foundation · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
11 Diagonal Street: Context · 11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
2/2 · Context · 11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, South AfricaPhoto: Ossewa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: Context · 11 Diagonal building in newtown, JohannesburgPhoto 2: Context · 11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, South Africa

Office & tower · Postmodernism

11 Diagonal Street

Helmut Jahn (Murphy/Jahn) · Johannesburg, South Africa · 1983

Key featuresA faceted office prism wrapped entirely in reflective glass and cut like a gemstone: the Diamond Building.

Architect
Helmut Jahn (Murphy/Jahn)
Place
Johannesburg, South Africa
Year
1983
Typology
Office & tower
Movement
Postmodernism
Region
Africa
See it on the wall

Go deeper

StructureStructurae ↗LocationMap ↗Projects & drawingsArchDaily ↗Plans & sectionsWikiArquitectura ↗News & featuresDezeen ↗ReadWikipedia ↗WatchYouTube ↗More photosWikimedia Commons ↗

Drift onward

LVMH TowerChristian de Portzamparc · 1999The ShardRenzo Piano · 2012Trade BuildingsJosep Antoni Coderch and Manuel Valls · 1968John Hancock TowerHenry N. Cobb · 1976Prime TowerGigon/Guyer · 2011Torre Emperador Castellana (Torre Espacio)Pei Cobb Freed & Partners · 2008