important example of Welton Becket’s corporate commercial design

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commercial high-rise office building

The General Petroleum Building is a landmark mid-20th-century Los Angeles office tower that exemplifies architect Welton Becket’s sleek, modern corporate commercial style.

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instanceOf	commercial high-rise ⓘ office building ⓘ
architect	Welton Becket NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ mid-20th-century corporate commercial design ⓘ
associatedWith	Welton Becket’s corporate commercial portfolio ⓘ
category	commercial office tower ⓘ corporate headquarters building ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	mid-20th century ⓘ
hasArchitect	Welton Becket NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	example of midcentury modern commercial architecture in Southern California ⓘ represents postwar corporate growth in Los Angeles ⓘ
hasFunction	corporate offices ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic	curtain-wall-influenced exterior ⓘ modern corporate image ⓘ sleek façade treatment ⓘ streamlined massing ⓘ
influencedBy	International Style modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCity	Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Downtown Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInState	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
namedAfter	General Petroleum Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	expression of Welton Becket’s integrated corporate design approach ⓘ sleek modern corporate appearance ⓘ
partOf	Los Angeles modern architectural heritage ⓘ
significance	important example of Welton Becket’s corporate commercial design ⓘ landmark mid-20th-century Los Angeles office tower ⓘ
use	office ⓘ

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