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CenterPoint Energy Plaza (formerly Houston Industries Plaza) is a tall building in downtown Houston. The original building, finished in 1974, stood at , but a extension was added as part of a 1996 renovation. Designed by Richard Keating, this renovation dramatically changed the building, the Houston Skyline and the downtown. Keating was also the designer of the nearby Wells Fargo Tower. It has the headquarters of CenterPoint Energy.〔"(Contact Information )." CenterPoint Energy. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.〕〔"(CenterPoint Energy Tower )." Berger Iron Works. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.〕 Historically the building housed the headquarters of Houston Industries (HI) and subsidiary Houston Lighting & Power (HL&P).〔"(0000950129-97-001088.txt : 19970320 )" ((Archive )). Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "Houston Industries Incorporated and Houston Lighting & Power Company Houston Industries Plaza 1111 Louisiana, 47th Floor Houston, TX 77002-5231"〕 In 1999 Houston Industries changed its name to Reliant Energy.〔"(Houston Industries takes new name )." ''Houston Business Journal''. February 2, 1999. Retrieved on April 14, 2014.〕 When Reliant Energy moved out of the building and moved into the new Reliant Energy Plaza in 2003, the company left over of space vacant.〔Bivins, Ralph. "(SURVIVAL OF THE NEWEST / OCCUPANCY DOWNTOWN TUMBLING, BUT THREE TOWERS DEFY TREND )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday July 27, 2003. Business 1. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.〕 Around 1995 the building owners added a circle-shaped canopy that is five stories tall. Clifford Pugh of the ''Houston Chronicle'' wrote that "It was meant to resemble a lantern, but at night the lit open space looks more like a hovering spaceship."〔Pugh, Clifford. "(Unique tops give skyscrapers an aesthetic boost )." ''Houston Chronicle''. June 6, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "Sometimes, a building's owner remakes a top to attract more attention. Ten years ago, owners of the Houston Industries building added a five-story canopy resting on four pillars to the top of the aging 47-story skyscraper. The addition created a dramatic circle that floats atop the building. It was meant to resemble a lantern, but at night the lit open space looks more like a hovering spaceship."〕 ==Gallery== File:CenterPointEnergyHQHouston.JPG|Entrance to CenterPoint Energy Plaza File:CenterPoint Energy Plaza damaged by Hurricane Ike.jpg|Damage to windows from Hurricane Ike 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CenterPoint Energy Plaza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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