The Tour Carpe Diem is a 162-metre (531 ft)[1] tall skyscraper in the La Défense business district, near Paris in France.

Tour Carpe Diem
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationLa Défense, Courbevoie, IDF, France
Coordinates48°53′29″N 2°14′45″E / 48.89139°N 2.24583°E / 48.89139; 2.24583
Construction started2010
Completed2013
Opening2013
Height
Roof162 m (531 ft)
Technical details
Floor count36 (+ 2 basement floors)
Floor area47,000 m2 (505,900 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Main contractorBESIX, Spie Batignolles

The first stone was laid early 2011 by the main contractor BESIX and Spie Batignolles.[2] Completed in 2013, it is located in the municipality of Courbevoie and contains offices.

Awards edit

The building was nominated for an Architizer award in 2015.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour Carpe Diem, France : Parisian Skyscraper". Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. ^ "France: Laying the first stone of the Carpe Diem tower - an emblematic project of the La Défense renewal plan". 2011-03-14.
  3. ^ "Tour Carpe Diem". Architizer. Retrieved 18 April 2015.