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A Tenant-Friendly Tower for Romania's Renaissance (case study)
13 April, 2009

As the tallest and arguably most compelling office block in Bucharest, Romania, the Charles de Gaulle Center Tower stands out. This is no small feat in a city known for its vibrant mix of historical, interbellum, Communist-era and contemporary buildings. Yet new works like the Charles de Gaulle, designed by Bucharest- and New York-based Westfourth Architecture, recall the city's emergence between World War I and World War II as an architectural powerhouse, earning it the monikers "Little Paris" and "the Paris of the East." Bearing the Hunter Douglas facade system QuadroClad, this new, $50 million tower brings a distinctive, shimmering...

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