When I was at a party at the University of Colorado, I met someone else who was also from Connecticut. When I told him I was from the city of Stamford he quickly responded with “oh the city with the futuristic buildings!” That about sums up what the downtown skyline for Stamford looks like.
The unique architecture of downtown Stamford was developed in the early 1970’s and has grown since then. With the vision from a scene straight out of a Jetsons episode, Stamford has attracted large corporations with these massive structures.
When motorists drive over the border into Connecticut from New York on I-95, they immediately see the new Trump Tower over the tree line. This new addition along with the new RBS and UBS buildings has made Stamford even more futuristic. In 2002, UBS built the largest trading floor in North America. Not to be outdone, rival RBS broke ground across the street in 2006 with its own lavish headquarters and a trading floor as nearly as large.
The city has garnished an image as the city that works. The financial services sector contributed to the construction of these buildings that lie parallel to I-95.
Landmark Square and the Stamford Marriott were the pinnacles of Stamford for a long time but have recently been overlooked when pioneering designs for corporate headquarters took over.
All of these symbols of mini Manhattan get quite a few glances and make nice views for the daily traffic that builds up on the highway.
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