Standard Plaza Building (Portland, Oregon)

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16-story office building in Downtown Portland standing 222 ft (68 m) in height, it was the largest office building in the state of Oregon when it was completed in 1963.

The 217,000-square-foot structure is owned by Standard Insurance Company, which also owns the neighboring Standard Insurance Center. Of the international style, it was designed by the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.

The building has a 50 ft (15 m) tall weather beacon on top. It glows red if the temperature is forecast to increase by 5 degrees or more, green if the temperature forecast is to be within 5 degrees, or white if the temperature is forecast to decrease by 5 degrees or more, and will flash green if there is rain forecasted. The weather beacon is updated 3 times each day.

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