The Schlesinger Building, also known as Wesbank Centre or Sanlam Centre, is a skyscraper in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1965 to a height of 110 metres (360 ft). It has 21 floors.[2] The building is named for John Schlesinger, a Johannesburg businessman who was also one of the first major art collectors in the city.[1]
Doreen E. Greig, who was the first female president-in-chief of the South African Institute of Architects,[7] described the building in her book as 'an immense building' with a 'sombre and monumental' aspect, which derived from the reflection of grey-green glass sheathing.[8] Its facade are swollen and its vertical aluminium mullions are balanced by the horizontal glass spandrels, which also less obscure than the fenestration.[6]
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References
Citations
- ^ a b "Schlesinger Building". cityseeker.com. City Seeker. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Schlesinger Building". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Schlesinger Building". emporis.com. Emporis. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Schlesinger Building". skyscraperpage.com. SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Schlesinger Centre Johannesburg". heritageregister.org.za. The Heritage Register. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Schlesinger Organisation Building". artefacts.co.za. Artefacts. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "GREIG, Doreen Edith". artefacts.co.za. Artefacts. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Greig 1971, pp. 155–156.
Books
- Greig, Doreen Edith (1971). A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. OCLC 216335.
External links
- Amethyst: Johannesburg Landmarks. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
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