Bank of China
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 | Bank of China Tower |
| Designer | I. M. Pei |
| Location | Hong Kong, [[:]] |
| Date | 1982 to 1990 |
| Building Type | skyscraper, commercial office tower |
| Climate | tropical |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Graceful, concise and structurally expressive, triangular stepped-back plan. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Bank_of_China.html |
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[edit] Discussion
Triangular bracing and step-backs are structural adaptations to the high wind loads caused by Hong Kong typhoons.
Details
369 meters high, 72 floors
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[edit] References
Paul Heyer. American Architecture: Ideas and Ideologies in the Late Twentieth Century. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993. ISBN 0-442-01328-0. LC 92-18415. NA2750.H48. interior photo of conference space, p81.
Carter Wiseman. I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1990. NA737.P365W57. ISBN 0-8109-3709-3. LC 90-30727. Color photo of exterior, p295. axonometric drawing, p291.
[edit] External Links
- Paper model of Bank of China Tower
- Royal Gold Medal for I.M. Pei, by Kevin Matthews and David Owen, ArchitectureWeek No. 462, 2010.0210, p C1.1.
