important example of Welton Becket’s corporate commercial design

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
era mid-20th century ⓘ
hasArchitect Welton Becket ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: International Style
locatedInCity Los Angeles ⓘ
locatedInRegion Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ
locatedInState California ⓘ
namedAfter General Petroleum Corporation ⓘ
linked to: General Petroleum
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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