Union Bank Plaza

Coordinates: 34°03′11″N 118°15′26″W / 34.0530°N 118.2572°W / 34.0530; -118.2572
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Union Bank Plaza
Union Bank Plaza is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Union Bank Plaza
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Union Bank Plaza is located in California
Union Bank Plaza
Union Bank Plaza (California)
Alternative namesUBC Plaza
Union Bank of California Building
Bunker Hill Square
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleInternational style
Location445 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°03′11″N 118°15′26″W / 34.0530°N 118.2572°W / 34.0530; -118.2572
Completed1965 – 1968
Height
Roof157.28 m (516.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count40
Floor area68,525 m2 (737,600 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators19
Design and construction
Architect(s)Albert C. Martin & Associates
Harrison & Abramovitz
Services engineerJaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B)
Main contractorTurner Construction
References
[1][2][3][4]

Union Bank Plaza is a 40-story, 157 m (515 ft) office skyscraper located on South Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Construction of the building began in 1965 and was completed in 1968. It is currently the 22nd tallest building in Los Angeles. It was the first skyscraper to be built as part of the Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project. It was built in the International style, a popular way of designing buildings at the time. The complex was named a Los Angeles historic cultural monument in 2020. The building uses induction units for HVAC.

In popular culture

Union Bank Plaza was featured in an episode of Tots TV when the Tots went to America.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Union Bank Plaza". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ Union Bank Plaza at Emporis
  3. ^ "Union Bank Plaza". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Union Bank Plaza at Structurae

Further reading

  • Cameron, Robert (1990). Above Los Angeles. San Francisco: Cameron & Company. ISBN 0-918684-48-X.