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17 Oct 2013

Spectacular Bank Architecture

The Architecture of Money – The World’s Most Spectacular Bank Buildings

Hamburg, October 2013 – Occupying smart offices with sheer endless views over the skyline, banks do not just speculate high, but even work in palaces above the clouds. Leading banks administer our money from impressive company headquarters that fulfill the latest standards in sustainability, design and functionality. The most imposing and innovative designs of notable bank buildings from all over the world have now been compiled by Emporis (www.emporis.com), the international provider of building data.

One of the most singular bank buildings is undoubtedly the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, the first building outside the USA to break the 1,000-foot mark and, even today, one of the world’s tallest corporate headquarters. Its sharp-edged appearance, the triangular elements of its form, the shiny reflective facade and the metal panels that are illuminated at night all serve to make the tower reminiscent of a gigantic crystal.

The Most Spectacular Bank Buildings

Bank of America Tower, New York, USA
Date built: 2009
Cook + Fox Architects, LLP, Adamson Associates
Bank of America Tower - Spectacular Bank Buildings
picture © Tectonic Photo

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, China
Date built: 1990
I.M. Pei & Partners Sherman, Kung & Associates Architects Limited
Bank of China Tower
photo © Johannes Kaira

DnB NOR Headquarters, Oslo, Norway
Date built: 2012
MVRDV
DnB NOR Headquarters - Spectacular Bank Buildings
picture © ausfi / Flickr

European Investment Bank, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date built: 2008
Ingenhoven Architects
European Investment Bank
picture © Wolfgang Bauer

ING House, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date built: 2002
Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten
ING House - Spectacular Bank Buildings
picture © Michiel van Dijk

İşbank Tower 1, Istanbul, Turkey
Date built: 2000

Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, Tekeli & Sisa
İşbank Tower - Spectacular Bank Buildings
picture © Tunç

Islamic Development Bank Headquarters, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date built: 1993
Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Islamic Development Bank Headquarters
picture © Zohair Alghamdi

Macquarie Bank Centre, Sydney, Australia
2009
Fitzpatrick + Partners
Macquarie Bank Centre
picture © John Bek

National Bank of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1998

Norr Group Consultants Int. Ltd., Carlos Ott Architect
National Bank of Dubai
picture © Michael Merola

One Churchill Place, London, UK
2004
HOK International Ltd.
One Churchill Place - Spectacular Bank Buildings
picture © Giacomo Spagnoli

Saxo Bank International Headquarters, Hellerup, Denmark
2008
3XN Architects
Saxo Bank International Headquarters
picture © Adam Mørk

Scotia Plaza, Toronto, Canada
1988
WZMH Architects
Scotia Plaza - Spectacular Bank Buildings
picture © Edvard Mahnic

Source: www.emporis.com

Co-Op Bank, Kiti, Larnaca District, Cyprus
2009
amsa / Nektarios Afxentiou, Anargyros Mougiakos, Zoi Stasinopoulou
Co-Op Bank Cyprus
picture © Anargyros Mougiakos

A further interesting example of imaginative design in bank buildings is the Macquarie Bank Centre in Sydney. The sophisticated interior design of the comparatively low building does entirely without loadbearing columns and provides light-flooded, colorful workspaces that jut out into the atrium at various levels and in various shapes. The building, constructed sustainably, is supported by a silver-gray network of steel beams laid out evenly around the blue glass of the facade.

That spectacular architecture has its price is proved by the Bank of America Tower in the New York borough of Manhattan, which cost a billion dollars. The tower, which serves the currently largest U.S. bank as a prestigious administration building, is one of the most eye-catching in this city of skyscrapers. The mast atop the total 366-meter building is not an antenna that has been attached to the roof, but a permanent element towering up out of the glass-clad structure. In addition, the skyscraper has been commended for being particularly eco-friendly and energy-saving.

Surprisingly, the desire to build prestigious bank buildings is not even on the decrease in countries rocked by the global economic crisis, such as Cyprus or Spain. As recently as 2009, the Co-Op Bank, Cyprus, moved into an exclusive new designer building. In Madrid, too, it will not be long before the next major project is completed: the BBVA, Spain’s second-largest bank, is building a new company headquarters from an extravagant circular design by star architects Herzog & de Meuron.

About Emporis

Emporis is a leading database of information about building and construction projects, based in Germany. For over a decade Emporis has helped companies, organizations and individuals stay informed about the building industry. The Emporis Skyscraper Award is the world’s most renowned prize for high-rise architecture.

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United Bank of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Design: Söhne und Partner Architekten with BET architects
United Bank of Addis Ababa Building
image from architect

PKO Bank Polski Private Banking, Poland
Architects: Robert Majkut Design
Polish Bank Building
photograph from architects

Danish National Bank Building, Copenhagen, Denmark
Arne Jacobsen Architect; Dissing + Weitling A/S Arkitekten
Danish National Bank Building
photo © Adrian Welch

Rothschild Bank London, England
Office for Metropolitan Architecture – OMA
Rothschild Bank London
picture from architect

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