<P> The Transamerica Pyramid at 600 Montgomery Street between Clay and Washington Streets in the Financial District of San Francisco , California , United States , is a 48 - story postmodern building and the second - tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline . Its height will be surpassed by Salesforce Tower , currently under construction . The building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation , which moved its U.S. headquarters to Baltimore , Maryland , but it is still associated with the company and is depicted in the company 's logo . Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company , at 853 feet ( 260 m ) , on completion in 1972 it was the eighth - tallest building in the world . </P>
<P> The Transamerica Pyramid at 600 Montgomery Street between Clay and Washington Streets in the Financial District of San Francisco , California , United States , is a 48 - story postmodern building and the second - tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline . Its height will be surpassed by Salesforce Tower , currently under construction . The building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation , which moved its U.S. headquarters to Baltimore , Maryland , but it is still associated with the company and is depicted in the company 's logo . Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company , at 853 feet ( 260 m ) , on completion in 1972 it was the eighth - tallest building in the world . </P>
who designed the transamerica building in san francisco
who designed the transamerica building in san francisco
William Pereira
William Pereira