Western Canadian Place is an office tower complex located in the
downtown core
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of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, Canada. It consists of two buildings, the taller North Tower and the shorter South Tower.
It was designed by the architectural firm,
Cohos Evamy
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History
Cohos Evamy ...
(the same firm who designed
Bankers Hall - East and
Bankers Hall - West in Calgary) in late
modernist
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style.
The office complex was purchased in 2004 for
$230,675,000 by bcIMC and is run for them by ''GWL Realty Advisors'', one of the firms involved in building the structure.
It is the headquarters of
Husky Energy
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and also has offices of
APA Corporation
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Current operations ...
.
Towers
The north tower is located at 707 8th Avenue SW, it stands at or 40 storeys.
[Emporis]
- Western Canadian Place - North The south tower is shorter, standing only 30 storeys for a height of 128 meters (420 feet).
Emporis
- Western Canadian Place - South The ensemble was completed in 1983.
Photo gallery
Image:Western Canada place-calgary.JPG, View from street level
Image:Western Canada place-sign.JPG, +15 connection above 9th Avenue S
Image:Workers statue-Calgary.JPG, Corporate art in main lobby
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Calgary
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References
External links
Western Canadian Place official website
Buildings and structures in Calgary
Skyscraper office buildings in Calgary
Office buildings completed in 1983
Headquarters in Canada
Twin towers
Dialog (architectural firm) buildings
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