Kavanagh Building

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The Kavanagh Building is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Buenos Aires, renowned for its pioneering modernist design and status as one of the city's most iconic residential towers.

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Kavanagh Building canonical 2
Edificio Kavanagh 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
skyscraper
architect Ernesto Lagos
Gregorio Sánchez
Luis María de la Torre
architecturalStyle Art Deco
Modernism
buildingType luxury residential tower
completionDate 1936
constructionStartDate 1934
continent South America
country Argentina
developer Corina Kavanagh
hasArchitecturalFeature central tower with wings
large picture windows
minimal ornamentation
setback tower form
streamlined façade
hasUse ground-floor commercial spaces
residential apartments
hasViewOf Retiro railway station area
Río de la Plata
height 120 m
approximately 394 ft
heritageDesignation National Historic Monument of Argentina
heritageDesignationDate 1999
inception 1936
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Retiro
location Buenos Aires
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter Corina Kavanagh
notableFor iconic silhouette on the Buenos Aires skyline
integration of Art Deco and functionalist elements
pioneering modernist residential design in Argentina
numberOfFloors 33
openingDate 1936
overlooks Plaza San Martín
partOf architectural heritage of Buenos Aires
recordHeld tallest reinforced concrete building in the world
recordHeldEnd late 1930s
recordHeldStart 1936
status standing
streetAddress Florida 1065
structuralEngineer Sánchez, Lagos y de la Torre
wasTallestBuildingIn Buenos Aires
Latin America

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Retiro hasLandmark Kavanagh Building
Retiro hasLandmark Edificio Kavanagh
linked to: Kavanagh Building
Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina near Kavanagh Building