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]
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]