Username Password  
  Forgot your password?  
ItalianoEnglish
 
  COME VEDERE L'ARCHITETTURA CONTEMPORANEA HOW TO SEE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
COME VEDERE L'ARCHITETTURA CONTEMPORANEA HOW TO SEE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
HOME
ARCHITECT | LOCATION | TYPOLOGY | EXHIBITIONS | ADVANCED SEARCH

BUILDING
 
 
Puerta de Europa
Gate of Europe
Top
DESIGNER
 
 
John Burgee

Philip Johnson

Top
LOCATION
 
Continent
Europe
Nation
Spain [España]
Autonomous community
Madrid
Province
Madrid
Town
Madrid
District
Distrito 05 - Chamartín
Neighborhoods
Barrio 56 - Castilla
Address
Plaza de Castilla, Paseo de la Castellana
 
 
Top
MAP
 
 
Top
TYPOLOGY
 
ARCHITECTURE
Buildings for offices and professional practises
Offices
Vertical architectures
Skyscrapers
Top
CHRONOLOGY
 
Project
1989    
Realisation
1989 - 1996
Top
AWARDS
 
1996
First Prize Award for Engineering Excellence
New York Association of Consulting Engineers
Top
THE BUILDING IN CINEMA
 
Title
  El día de la Bestia [The Day of the Beast]
Directed by
Álex de la Iglesia
Nationality
Spain
Year of production
1995
Cast
Álex Angulo, Armando de Razza, Santiago Segura, Terele Pávez, Nathalie Seseña, Jaime Blanch, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Gianni Ippoliti, El Gran Wyoming, Saturnino García
Building's role
Considerable
Top
BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
 
 
Maurizio Vitta, "Madrid. Puerta de Europa", L'Arca Plus 13, II trimestre/quarter 1997 [Torri e grattacieli/Towers and Skyscrapers], pp. 110-119
Maurizio Vitta, "Le torri che pendono/In Madrid", L'Arca 109, novembre/november 1996 [Le torri/Towers], pp. 32-41
Top
CLIENT
 
 
Kuwait Investment Office
Top
DIMENSIONAL
DATA
 
Height
m. 114
Floors
26 aboveground
Number
2 towers
Slope
14,3°
Dimensions
plant m. 35 x 36
Surface
sq.m. 105,000 (sq.ft. 1,130,000)
Top
STRUCTURES
 
 
Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Top
STAFF
 
Climate control (HVAC)
Johnson Controls, Inc.
 
 
Contacts    Copyright © 2004 - 2024 MONOSTUDIO | ARCHITECTOUR.NET
 
| Disclaimer | Conditions of use | Credits |
 
       
?>