The Conoco-Phillips Building is a 22-

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, office building begun in 1981 and completed in 1983 as the ARCO Building, at 700 G Street in downtown

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and is the tallest building in both Anchorage and the state of

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. It was designed by the Luckman Partnership of

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, in association with local architects Harold Wirum & Associates.''Buildings'' 1981: 106. It is the tallest building in the state, and with the nearby

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, predominantly defines the center of the skyline of the city. The actual building is more of a complex, composed of the

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, connecting with a smaller office tower. The main tower houses the Alaska regional corporate

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, while the smaller tower consists of local branches of major companies, including the

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and

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. There is also a branch of the Alaska Club gym in the building. The sky-lit atrium is open to the public, and has a small food court, as well as a water fountain. Sometimes public events are held here, notably the annual summer Wild Salmon on Parade local art auction.

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