The Carnegie Building

Project Cost

Square Feet

Design Architect

Architect of Record

CMAR

Completion

$56,300,000

280,000

David M. Schwarz Architectural Services

Boka Powell

Linbeck

Spring 2009

Project Cost

$56,300,000

Square Feet

280,000

Design Architect

David M. Schwarz Architectural Services

Architect of Record

Boka Powell

CMAR

Linbeck

Completion

Spring 2009

Overview

The sixteen-story Carnegie Building anchors half a city block on the edge of the historic Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas. A distinctly urban identity fuses easily with elegance typical of Fort Worth’s 19th-century buildings.
The building is organized in a classic tripartite, while a carefully considered “plaid” of vertical and horizontal elements emphasizes the towers anchoring the Carnegie’s corners.
The center steps back from Third Street, providing a deep sidewalk for future café seating and strengthening the pedestrian character of Fort Worth’s main east-west street. A metal canopy announces the entrance to the building. A step inside reveals a domed lobby with pilasters finished richly in marble and patterned terrazzo providing a signature experience for the downtown