Schlesinger Building
Alternative namesWesbank Centre, Sanlam Centre
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural styleInternational style
Modern
Address222 Smit Street, Braamfontein
Town or cityJohannesburg
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates26°11′42″S 28°02′28″E / 26.1949341°S 28.0410794°E / -26.1949341; 28.0410794
Named forJohn Schlesinger[1]
Completed1965
Opened1965
OwnerSchlesinger Organization (original)
Height
Architectural110 metres (360 ft)
Tip110 metres (360 ft)
Technical details
MaterialConcrete
Floor count21
Design and construction
Architect(s)Monty Sack
References
[2][3][4][5][6]

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]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Schlesinger Building". cityseeker.com. City Seeker. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Schlesinger Building". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Schlesinger Building". emporis.com. Emporis. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Schlesinger Building". skyscraperpage.com. SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Schlesinger Centre Johannesburg". heritageregister.org.za. The Heritage Register. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Schlesinger Organisation Building". artefacts.co.za. Artefacts. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "GREIG, Doreen Edith". artefacts.co.za. Artefacts. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Greig 1971, pp. 155–156.

Books

  • Greig, Doreen Edith (1971). A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. OCLC 216335.


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