Architecture Classics: Puerta de Europa / Philip Johnson + John Burgee

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Text description provided by the architects. The twin office towers known as Puerta de Europa I and II located in Madrid, Spain defy the typical conventions of skyscraper construction. Designed by American architects Philip Johnson & John Burgee and commissioned by the Kuwait Investment Office (KIO), these structural expressionistic towers straddle one of Madrid’s most important boulevards – the Paseo de la Castellana. More details after the break.

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Cite: Tim Winstanley. "Architecture Classics: Puerta de Europa / Philip Johnson + John Burgee" 30 Sep 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/157275/ad-classics-puerta-de-europa-philip-johnson-john-burgee> ISSN 0719-8884

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