AMP Building, Sydney

Not to be confused with AMP Centre.

AMP Building
General information
Type	Office building
Architectural style	Modernist
Address	33 Alfred Street, Circular Quay
Town or city	Sydney
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°51′42″S 151°12′31″E
Opened	23 November 1962
Owner	AMP
Height	114 metres (374 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	26
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Peddle, Thorp & Walker
Main contractor	Mainline
Awards and prizes	New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award, 2013

The AMP Building is a high-rise office tower in the Sydney central business district on the corner of Alfred, Phillip and Young streets.

History

In 1958, the AMP Society announced plans to build a new headquarters in the Sydney central business district on the corner of Alfred, Phillip and Young Streets.^[1] It was designed by Peddle, Thorp and Walker architects^[2] and was the tallest building in Australia at the time, being opened on 23 November 1962 by Prime Minister Robert Menzies.^[3] It had an observation deck on its roof and had over a million visitors in the first 2 years.^[4]

References

1. Proposed head office building Western Herald 7 November 1958 page 13
2. Power, Julie (7 December 2022). "Sydney is getting taller, but is it getting better?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
3. Tallest Australian Building Opened Canberra Times 24 November 1962 page 1
4. AMP Roof has its Millionth Visitor Western Herald 27 November 1964 page 10

External links

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