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Conoco-Phillips Building

Coordinates: 61°12′54″N 149°53′48″W / 61.2151°N 149.8966°W / 61.2151; -149.8966
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Conoco-Phillips Building
Conoco-Phillips Building is located in Downtown Anchorage
Conoco-Phillips Building
Location within Downtown Anchorage
Conoco-Phillips Building is located in Alaska
Conoco-Phillips Building
Conoco-Phillips Building (Alaska)
Alternative namesARCO Tower
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Location700 G Street
Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates61°12′54″N 149°53′48″W / 61.2151°N 149.8966°W / 61.2151; -149.8966
Construction started1981
Completed1983
Height
Roof296 ft (90 m)
Technical details
Floor count22
1 below ground
Lifts/elevators13
Design and construction
Architect(s)Luckman Partnership; Harold Wirum & Associates
Structural engineerABKJ
Website
700gstreet.com/main.cfm?sid=introduction&pid=welcome www.jlproperties.com/portfolio/commercial-office/conocophillips-towers
References
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The Conoco-Phillips Building is a 296-foot (90 m), 22-story office building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, and is the tallest building in both Anchorage and the state of Alaska.

The Luckman Partnership of Los Angeles, in collaboration with local architects Harold Wirum & Associates,[5] designed the Conoco-Phillips Building, originally named the ARCO Tower. Constructed between 1981 and 1983, it stands as a prominent landmark in Anchorage’s skyline, alongside the Robert B. Atwood Building.

The actual building is more of a complex, composed of the atrium, connecting with a smaller office tower. The main tower houses the Alaska regional corporate headquarters of ConocoPhillips, while the smaller tower consists of local branches of major companies, including the New York Life Insurance Company and KPMG. 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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References

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  1. ^ "Conoco-Phillips Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 126941". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Conoco-Phillips Building". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Conoco-Phillips Building at Structurae
  5. ^ Buildings 1981: 106.