G.T. International Tower

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = G.T. International Tower


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location = 6813 Ayala Avenue corner H.V. dela Costa Street, Makati City, Philippines
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use = Office
status = Complete
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opening = 2001
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antenna_spire = convert|217.3|m|ft|2|abbr=on
roof = convert|181.1|m|ft|2|abbr=on
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floor_count = 47 aboveground, 5 belowground
elevator_count = 15
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floor_area = convert|82773|m2|sqft|2|abbr=on
architect = Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, GF & Partners Architects, Recio + Casas Architects
engineer = Aromin & Sy + Associates, Inc.
contractor = C-E Construction Corporation
developer = Federal Land, Inc.
owner = Philippine Securities Corporation
management = Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu
references = Emporis.com [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=gtinternationaltower-makati-philippines "G.T. International Tower, Makati"] ] Skyscraperpage.com [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4056 "G.T. International Tower"] ] [ GF & Partners Architects Website [http://www.gfparchitects.com/projects.html "Projects"] ] [ Aromin & Sy + Associates [http://arominsy.net/cgi-bin/projects/project_view.asp?photo_album_id=5 "Our Projects"] ] [ Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu Website [http://www.joneslanglasalleleechiu.com.ph/en-gb/properties/lease/GTTower.htm "GT Tower"] ] Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat [http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Tallest/CTBUH_TallestPhilippines.pdf "Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of April 2008)"] ]

The G.T. International Tower is an office skyscraper located in Makati City, Philippines. The name "G.T." stands for George Ty, the building's owner and chairman of the Metrobank Group. Standing at 217 metres (712.93 feet), it is currently the second-tallest building not only in Makati City, but in the Philippines as well. The building has 47 floors above ground, and 5 basement levels for parking.

The tower is crowned with a 10-storey vertical fin. This fin marks its presence in the Makati City skyline and provides a visual signature at the towers crown. Although the G.T. International Tower opened in 2001, it was not formally inaugurated until 2004. [Official Website of the Republic of the Philippines [http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=5692 "GMA inaugurates 50-storey GT International Tower"] ]

The G.T. International Tower was designed by the renowned architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, in cooperation with local firms GF & Partners Architects and Recio + Casas Architects. In 2002, the building was chosen as one of the best new skyscrapers of the year 2002 in the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2002.. It is considered as one of the most prestigious office address in the country.

Location

The building is located at the corner of Makati City's Ayala Avenue and H.V. dela Costa Street, and is situated near the entrance of the Makati Central Business District from Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue. It is a walk away from most of Makati's other major office and residential buildings, including the current tallest building in the country, the PBCom Tower, and is easliy accessible by public transport along Ayala Avenue.

References

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=gtinternationaltower-makati-philippines G.T. International Tower at Emporis]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4056 G.T. International Tower at Skyscraperpage.com]
* [http://www.ayalamap.com/map/buildings/structure/gt-tower-international/details.html G.T. International Tower at Ayala Map]