Lippo Centre, Hong Kong

Lippo Centre
力寶中心
The Lippo Centre twin towers, with walls intended to suggest koalas climbing a tree--thus the reasoning behind the nickname--"The Koala Tree"
General information
Type	Office
Location	Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′45.51″N 114°9′48.39″E
Construction started	1987
Completed	1988
Opening	1988
Height
Roof	Lippo Centre 1: 172 m (564.3 ft) Lippo Centre 2: 186 m (610.2 ft)
Top floor	Lippo Centre 1: 166 m (544.6 ft) Lippo Centre 2: 180 m (590.6 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	48
Design and construction
Owner	Lippo Group
Architect	Paul Rudolph
Developer	Alan Bond
References

The Lippo Centre (Chinese: 力寶中心; Jyutping: lik6 bou2 zung1 sam1) is a pair of twin office towers in Hong Kong, previously known as the Bond Center (Chinese: 奔達中心; Jyutping: ban1 daat6 zung1 sam1). The buildings are located at 89 Queensway, in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. They were taken over by the Lippo Group after the collapse of the Bond Corporation. The height of the taller tower is 186m.

The buildings, completed in 1988, were dubbed "The Koala Tree" because they resemble koalas clutching a tree. The buildings were designed by American architect Paul Rudolph, who strove to relieve the traditional severity of skyscraper walls by designing clusters of obtruding windows.

Hong Kong artist Gerard D'Henderson, who designed the walls in the Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental Hotel, enriched the lobby with dramatic bas-relief murals.

Lippo Centre is featured in the Golden City track in Burnout 3.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong

External links

• Skyscraperpage.com: Lippo Center
• Paul Rudolph photo pool at flickr
• The Paul Rudolph Foundation