PPG Place

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building complex mixed-use development office complex

PPG Place is a landmark glass-clad office and retail complex in downtown Pittsburgh, renowned for its neo-Gothic design by architect Philip Johnson.

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Label	Occurrences
PPG Place canonical	3
PPG Place, Pittsburgh	3
Five PPG Place	1
Four PPG Place	1
One PPG Place	1
PPG Place (PHLF Historic Landmark)	1
PPG Place Plaza	1
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Place (PPG Place), Pittsburgh	1
Three PPG Place	1
Two PPG Place	1
Wintergarden at PPG Place	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T630155 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PPG Place
Context triple: [Philip Johnson, notableWork, PPG Place]

A. Pennzoil Place
Pennzoil Place is a landmark pair of trapezoidal skyscrapers in downtown Houston, Texas, celebrated for their innovative postmodern design and dramatic silhouette.
B. PPG Paints Arena
PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the home venue of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins.
C. McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
D. Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
E. Amica Mutual Pavilion
Amica Mutual Pavilion is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, best known as a primary venue for minor league hockey and major entertainment events in the region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PPG Place
Target entity description: PPG Place is a landmark glass-clad office and retail complex in downtown Pittsburgh, renowned for its neo-Gothic design by architect Philip Johnson.

A. Pennzoil Place
Pennzoil Place is a landmark pair of trapezoidal skyscrapers in downtown Houston, Texas, celebrated for their innovative postmodern design and dramatic silhouette.
B. PPG Paints Arena
PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the home venue of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins.
C. McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
D. Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
E. Amica Mutual Pavilion
Amica Mutual Pavilion is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, best known as a primary venue for minor league hockey and major entertainment events in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex ⓘ mixed-use development ⓘ office complex ⓘ
architect	John Burgee ⓘ Philip Johnson ⓘ
architecturalStyle	neo-Gothic ⓘ postmodern architecture ⓘ
category	Postmodern architecture in the United States ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in Pittsburgh ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus	Pittsburgh landmark ⓘ
completionDate	1984 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1981 ⓘ
coordinates	40.4406°N 80.0042°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
developer	PPG Industries ⓘ
floorArea	about 1,500,000 square feet ⓘ
hasFeature	Wintergarden glass atrium ⓘ linked to: Winter Garden Atrium central plaza with fountain ⓘ seasonal ice skating rink ⓘ
hasPart	Five PPG Place ⓘ linked to: PPG Place Four PPG Place ⓘ linked to: PPG Place One PPG Place ⓘ linked to: PPG Place PPG Place Plaza ⓘ linked to: PPG Place Three PPG Place ⓘ linked to: PPG Place Two PPG Place ⓘ linked to: PPG Place Wintergarden at PPG Place ⓘ linked to: PPG Place
height	193 meters ⓘ 635 feet ⓘ
inception	1984 ⓘ
locatedIn	Downtown Pittsburgh ⓘ linked to: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania ⓘ Pittsburgh ⓘ linked to: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
namedAfter	PPG Industries ⓘ
near	Market Square, Pittsburgh ⓘ
notableFor	glass-clad facades ⓘ neo-Gothic spires ⓘ postmodern interpretation of Gothic architecture ⓘ
numberOfBuildings	6 ⓘ
numberOfFloors	40 ⓘ
openingDate	1984 ⓘ
owner	Highwoods Properties ⓘ
use	office ⓘ public plaza ⓘ restaurant ⓘ retail ⓘ

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Philip Johnson → notableWork → PPG Place ⓘ

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → hasLandmark → PPG Place ⓘ

PPG Place → hasPart → One PPG Place ⓘ

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PPG Place → hasPart → Two PPG Place ⓘ

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PPG Place → hasPart → Three PPG Place ⓘ

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PPG Place → hasPart → Four PPG Place ⓘ

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PPG Place → hasPart → Five PPG Place ⓘ

linked to: PPG Place

PPG Place → hasPart → PPG Place Plaza ⓘ

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PPG Place → hasPart → Wintergarden at PPG Place ⓘ

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Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark → hasInstance → PPG Place (PHLF Historic Landmark) ⓘ

linked to: PPG Place

Johnson/Burgee Architects → designed → PPG Place, Pittsburgh ⓘ

linked to: PPG Place

Johnson/Burgee Architects → notableWork → PPG Place, Pittsburgh ⓘ

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John Burgee → notableWork → PPG Place, Pittsburgh ⓘ

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Steel Plaza station → nearbyAttraction → PPG Place ⓘ

Philip Johnson and Associates → notableWork → Pittsburgh Plate Glass Place (PPG Place), Pittsburgh ⓘ

linked to: PPG Place

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