Western Canadian Place

Western Canadian Place

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name =Western Canadian Place


caption =Western Canada Place, with north tower on the left hand side
plural =yes
location =flag|Calgary
CAN
coordinates =Coord|51|02|43|N|114|04|37|W|scale:2000|display=inline,title
status =
groundbreaking =
constructed =1983
est-completion =
opening =
use =Office
antenna_spire =
roof =m to ft|164|abbr=yes|precision=0
top_floor =
floor_count =41
elevator_count =
cost =
floor_area =
architect =Cohos Evamy
engineer =
contractor =
developer =
owner =GWL Realty
management =

Western Canadian Place is an office tower complex in Calgary, Alberta. It consists of two buildings, the taller North Tower and the shorter South Tower.

It was designed by the architectural firm, Cohos Evamy (the same firm who designed Bankers Hall - East and Bankers Hall - West in Calgary) in late modernist style.Cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6531|title=Western Canada Place North
author= Skyscarper Pages| accessdate=2007-09-12] The office complex was purchased in 2004 for $230,675,000 by "GWL Realty Advisors", one of the firms involved in building the structure.

It is the headquarters of Husky Energy and Apache Corp.'s Canadian subsidiary, Apache Canada.

Towers

The north tower is located at 707 8th Avenue SW, it stands at m to ft|164|abbr=yes|precision=0|wiki=yes or 41 storeys. [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=westerncanadianplacenorth-calgary-canada Emporis] - Western Canadian Place - North] The south tower is shorter, standing only 32 storeys for a height of 128 meters (420 feet). [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=westerncanadianplacesouth-calgary-canada Emporis] - Western Canadian Place - South] The ensemble was completed in 1983.

Photo gallery

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Calgary

References


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