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Panama Buildings – Architecture

Key modern property developments in Central America country.

post updated 26 January 2026

e-architect choose key examples of innovative contemporary Panama Architecture. We feature top-quality buildings, interesting property designs.

Architecture in Panama

We cover completed Central American buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Panama. The focus is on contemporary buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.

Panama Buildings

Key Architecture in Panama, properties listed in chronological order:

30 Dec 2015
Panama Center for Events and Performing Arts, Amador – The Causeway Islands (Spanish: Islas Calzada de Amador), Panama City
Design: RM Plus, LLC Planning & Design

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Panama Center for Events Amador
RM Plus, LLC Planning & Design won the international design competition for this new convention center. Currently under construction, the Panama Center for Events and Performing Arts is poised to attract conventions from around the world.

28 Jan 2015
Yoopanama Residence, Corregimiento de Bella Vista, Ave. Balboa Y Calle 47 Este
Design: Bettis Tarazi Architects

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Yoopanama Residence in Panama
Yoopanama is a luxury residential project located at Balboa Avenue, a spectacular strip borders the sea which offers magnificent views of the bay and the Panama City. Conveniently located, just a walking distance from the main recreation centers and the business district.

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15 Oct 2014
Biomuseo in Amador
Design: Frank Gehry architect

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Biomuseo Panama by Frank Gehry
Design: RM Plus, LLC Planning & Design. International design competition winner for a new convention center on the Amador Causeway, near the newly-opened Frank Gehry designed BioMuseo. Currently under construction the building aims to attract conventions from around the world.

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15 May 2013
AIR VILLA, Cerro Azul
Design: Haiko Cornelissen Architecten

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Air Villa
On hot summer weekends in Panama, city dwellers routinely exchange the heat and bustle of the city for the peace of their countryside vacation homes. But strangely, instead of enjoying the beautiful nature and wonderful climate, the typical Panamanian vacation house is an air-conditioned bunker completely isolated from the surroundings.

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Los Faros de Panamá – The Lighthouse of Panama
Date built: 2007
Design: Chapman Taylor Architects
This development has a central tower that is 346m high.
Hotel + Residential complex.

29 Jul 2010
Panama Canal Design Contest
Date: 2010

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Panama Canal Competition
As a celebration of our school´s 10^th anniversary and in commemoration of the 200 years of the independence movement in most Latin American countries, ISTHMUS (Escuela de Arquitectura y Diseño de América Latina y el Caribe), is sponsoring a competition to submit, through creative far-fetched proposals, new images for the Panama Canal.

This Panama construction is one of the modern wonders of the world and one of the most important symbols of our continent.

The crossing between the oceans in Panama is an exceptional and unforgettable experience.

More contemporary Panama buildings design projects online soon.

The tallest buildings in Panama are:-

1. Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower : 293 m
2. The Point : 255 m
3. Torre Waters : 245 m
4. Pearl Tower : 242 m
5. Ocean Two : 236 m

Location: Panama, Central America.

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Panama

Panama (Spanish: República de Panamá), is the southernmost country of Central America. It is situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

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