AEP Building

The AEP Building is a 456 ft-tall (139 m) skyscraper in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1983 and has 31 floors. Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland designed the building following a modernist architectural style. The AEP Building is the 8th tallest building in Columbus. It has served as the headquarters of the American Electric Power (AEP) since the company relocated from New York City in 1983.

AEP Building
General information
TypeOffice
Location1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39.964949°N 83.005781°W / 39.964949; -83.005781
Completed1983
Height
Roof456 ft (139 m)
Technical details
Floor count31
Floor area759,997 sq ft (70,606.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland
Main contractorTurner Construction Company
References
[1]

At the front of the building are two sculptures created by George Greenamyer. The sculptures were turbine rotors, which came from the former Philo Power Plant in Philo, Ohio and the Twin Branch Power Plant in Mishawaka, Indiana.[2]

See also

References

  1. "AEP Building". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. "Turbines: Twin Branch Unit #4 & Philo Unit #6, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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