Mobile Government Plaza is a high-rise in the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. The building is owned by Mobile County Commission and has several tenants including the City of Mobile and local courts Completed in 1994 at a cost of US73million,thebuildingrisesand12storiesatitshighestpoint.Theroofofthebuildingisthesiteoftwotwinarchitecturalspiresthatareincludedinthetower′soverallstructuralheight.GovernmentPlazaistiedwiththeMobileMarriottasthe4th−tallestbuildinginMobileandthe10th−tallestinAlabama.Italsostandsasthetallestgovernmentbuildinginthestate.GovernmentPlazawasdesignedbyHarryGolemanandMarioBolulloofHouston,incooperationwithMobilearchitectFrederickC.Woods.Theirdesignwasselectedfromamong195entriesinanationalcompetitionsponsoredbytheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.Thefacilitycomprisesa12−storyadministrationtoweranda9−storyjudicialtower,connectedbyamassiveglass−enclosedatrium.ItwasthefirstgovernmentstructureintheUnitedStatestocombinecountyandmunicipalgovernmentsandthecourtsysteminonespace.DesignedtoevokeanauticalfeelappropriatetoMobile′sstatusasaseaport,thebuildingisanexampleofpostmoderniststylearchitecture.InAugust2015,theMobileCountyCommissionproposedaseriesofrenovationstothebuilding,includingimprovementstotheexterior,auditorium,atrium,and10thfloor.Theatriumroof′sinitial1994designandconstruction,especiallytheskylight,ledtoleaksduringheavyrain.Afixwasattemptedin2004butfailed.InAugust2013,afterworseningleaks,a3.2 million contract was awarded to replace the roof; these repairs made to the atrium – completed in 2014 – made the roof "leak free", according to the Mobile County Commission. However, in December 2016, an architect was hired to fix another series of leaks.
On October 29, 2013, the Mobile City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution renaming the building the Samuel L.
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