Lippo Centre, Hong Kong
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The Lippo Centre is a pair of twin office towers in Hong Kong
, previously known as the Bond Center . The buildings are located at 89 Queensway
, in Admiralty
on Hong Kong Island
. They were taken over by the Lippo Group
after the collapse of the Bond Corporation. The height of the taller tower is 186m.
The buildings, completed in 1988, were dubbed "The Koala Tree" because they resemble koala
s clutching a tree. The buildings were designed by American architect Paul Rudolph
, who strove to relieve the traditional severity of skyscraper walls by designing clusters of obtruding windows.
Hong Kong artist Gerard D'Henderson, who designed the walls in the Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental Hotel, enriched the lobby with dramatic bas-relief murals.
Lippo Centre is featured in the Golden City track in Burnout 3
.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, previously known as the Bond Center . The buildings are located at 89 Queensway
Queensway, Hong Kong
Queensway is a major road in the Admiralty of Central, Hong Kong. It was originally a section of Queen's Road East to its westmost before the Hong Kong Government separated and renamed it as its present name in 1967...
, in Admiralty
Admiralty, Hong Kong
Admiralty is the eastern extension of central business district of the Central on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern end of the Central and Western District, bordered by Wan Chai to the east and Victoria Harbour to the north. The name of Admiralty refers to the former...
on Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
. They were taken over by the Lippo Group
Lippo Group
The Lippo Group is a major Indonesian conglomerate founded by Mochtar Riady. The Lippo Group began with Bank Lippo, later using this as a platform for regional property development projects. These projects, throughout Indonesia and China, are akin to Irvine, California's development...
after the collapse of the Bond Corporation. The height of the taller tower is 186m.
The buildings, completed in 1988, were dubbed "The Koala Tree" because they resemble koala
Koala
The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
s clutching a tree. The buildings were designed by American architect Paul Rudolph
Paul Rudolph (architect)
Paul Marvin Rudolph was an American architect and the dean of the Yale School of Architecture for six years, known for use of concrete and highly complex floor plans...
, who strove to relieve the traditional severity of skyscraper walls by designing clusters of obtruding windows.
Hong Kong artist Gerard D'Henderson, who designed the walls in the Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental Hotel, enriched the lobby with dramatic bas-relief murals.
Lippo Centre is featured in the Golden City track in Burnout 3
Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout 3: Takedown is the third game in the Burnout series of video games. Released on September 7, 2004, developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts , the game drew critical acclaim and a large fanbase.A GameCube version was planned but was scrapped during development...
.