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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: , ,
Coordinates: 4° 36' 9.19" N    74° 4' 20.60" W
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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.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20022501
  • Published on:
    06/08/2006
  • Last updated on:
    27/04/2018
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