Gate of Europe
Johnson & Burgee
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Alternative Titles
Puerta de Europa
KIO Towers
Date
1989-1996Description
Overall view from Plaza Castilla (center of traffic circle); logo for current owner, Realia; Commissioned by the Kuwait Investment Office (hence their initial name "Torres KIO" or "KIO Towers"). Twin office buildings in Madrid. Each building is 115 m tall (26 floors) with an inclination of 15°, making them the first inclined skyscrapers in the world. Leslie E. Robertson Associates, RLLP New York (LERA) provided structural engineering services. The west tower has a rooftop helicopter pad outlined in blue; the east tower has a red one. Now owned by Bankia and Realia. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/9/2013)
Type of Work
skyscraper; office buildingSubject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), engineering and industrial design, manufacturing, Twentieth century
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only