Schlesinger Building | |
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Alternative names | Wesbank Centre, Sanlam Centre |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | International style Modern |
Address | 222 Smit Street, Braamfontein |
Town or city | Johannesburg |
Country | South Africa |
Coordinates | 26°11′42″S 28°02′28″E / 26.1949341°S 28.0410794°E |
Named for | John Schlesinger[1] |
Completed | 1965 |
Opened | 1965 |
Owner | Schlesinger Organization (original) |
Height | |
Architectural | 110 metres (360 ft) |
Tip | 110 metres (360 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete |
Floor count | 21 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Monty Sack |
References | |
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The Schlesinger Building, also known as Wesbank Centre or Sanlam Centre, is a skyscraper in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1965 to a height of 110 metres (360 ft). It has 21 floors.[2] The building is named for John Schlesinger, a Johannesburg businessman who was also one of the first major art collectors in the city.[1]
Doreen E. Greig, who was the first female president-in-chief of the South African Institute of Architects,[7] described the building in her book as 'an immense building' with a 'sombre and monumental' aspect, which derived from the reflection of grey-green glass sheathing.[8] Its facade are swollen and its vertical aluminium mullions are balanced by the horizontal glass spandrels, which also less obscure than the fenestration.[6]