General Information
| Other name(s): | Avianca Building |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | August 1967 |
| Completion: | November 1969 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Office building |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Concrete structure |
Location
| Location: |
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 4° 36' 9.19" N 74° 4' 20.60" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 161 m | |
| number of floors (above ground) | 37 | |
| number of floors (below ground) | 4 | |
| gross floor area | 38 548 m² | |
| area of the building lot | 3 017 m² |
Quantities
| volume of extracted material | 52 500 m³ |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Avianca Building is a 161 meter-tall office skyscraper located at the intersection of 16th street and Seventh Avenue, next to Santander Park in the city of Bogotá, Colombia.
History
Its design and construction were awarded to Esguerra Saenz, Urdaneta, Samper and Co., Ricaurte Prieto Carrizosa and Italian Domenico Parma, after a call for design proposals among the most recognized architecture firms at the time. The design of the building was completed in 1963, and its construction took place between 1966 and 1969, built on the former grounds of the Regina hotel. Its inauguration was at the end of 1969. At that time it was the tallest international style skyscraper in South America. The building was erected for Avianca airlines.
Features
It is currently in use and has 40 floors. The facades of the building are defined as continuous windows on both sides[ clarification needed]. The international style designs[ clarification needed].
A fire on July 23, 1973, killed 4 people and injured 63, destroying the contents of several floors inside the building. There was no major damage to the building structure itself.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Avianca Building" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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Esguerra Saenz Urdaneta & Samper
- Germán Samper Gnecco (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2012): The Avianca Tower: Practices Driving Technical Innovations in a Construction Firm in the 60s. Presented at: Fourth International Congress on Construction History, Paris, 3-7 July 2012, pp. 217-227.
- About this
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20022501 - Published on:
06/08/2006 - Last updated on:
27/04/2018
