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The World Centre

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Status
  
Complete

Opening
  
November 1996

Height
  
152 m

Construction started
  
1994

Phone
  
+63 2 867 8826

Type
  
Office

Management
  
Megaworld Land Inc.

Floors
  
30

Opened
  
November 1996

Location
  
330 Gil Puyat Avenue, Salcedo Village, Makati, Philippines

Owner
  
Megaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc.

Address
  
Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Architecture firm
  
Skid, Owings & Merrill

Similar
  
V Corporate Center, Petron Megaplaza, One Central, LKG Tower, Exportbank Plaza

The World Centre is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. It is owned by Megaworld Corp. It stands at 152.4 metres (500 feet), and is located on the largest central business district of the country.

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Design

The World Centre building was designed and planned by Filipino architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates, in cooperation with international architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Structural engineering consultancy work was done by Ove Arup and Partners. The building's exterior is clad with glossy curtain walls, and has a spire for communications and transmission. The building also has a helicopter deck area at the roof deck.

Occupants

The World Centre houses the embassy of the People's Republic of China, Malaysia and Norway.

References

The World Centre Wikipedia


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