RCBC Plaza [SEP] architect
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RCBC Plaza


RCBC Plaza is an office skyscraper complex located in Makati, Philippines. It is home to the offices of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and is composed of two buildings: the taller RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower and the smaller RCBC Plaza Tower 2. The taller tower stands at from the ground to its architectural top, and is currently the 8th-tallest "complete" building in Makati, and is the 16th-tallest building in the Philippines, while the shorter tower stands at . The complex, as a whole
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the Makati Medical Center and the Central Post Office. The RCBC Plaza is the home of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), as well as the Yuchengco Institute for Advanced Studies (a partnership between RCBC and De La Salle University Professional Schools) and Yuchengco Museum. It is also the home of Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium inside the RCBC Plaza. The building complex features include perimeter located columns that offer a whole floor efficiency of 90% - 91%; floor to Ceiling height of 2.75 meters with provision for raised flooring;
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


Corp, a joint BAP/DBP guarantee institution to cover 85% of local government's unit debts; in Lima Land, Inc., a real estate company involved in the development of a 440 hectare industrial park in Lipa/ Malvar; in KG Investments Holdings, Ltd. with the Koo family and in RCBC Land, Inc., a joint venture between RCBC and Pan Malayan Management and Investments Corporation. The company's maiden project is the RCBC Plaza, the new home of RCBC. The project is a joint venture with the Government (
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RCBC Plaza


Ltd. (Landscape Consultants); ALT Cladding & Design (Cladding Consultants); Fisher Marantz Renfro Stone (Architectural and Theatre Lighting); and Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC . (Acoustical Consultants). The external finishes of the buildings feature aluminum panels with fluorocarbon paint finish to towers, curtain wall of clear and solar reflective glass and stone cladding to podium. RCBC Plaza stands on an island site bounded by major thoroughfares in the Makati Central Business District. To its north runs Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) and to its west
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, is considered by its developers to be the largest and most modern office development in the country. The RCBC Plaza was designed by international architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, in cooperation with local architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates. The structural design was provided by international engineering company Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire in cooperation with local engineering company R.S. Caparros Associates & Company. Project management services was provided by Bovis Lend Lease, while construction management works were provided by Pacific Orient Consultants & Management, Inc. The Main Contractor was
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


those in the semiconductor industry. Anticipating bigger things to come, RCBC successfully listed its shares in the Philippine Stock Exchange in 1986. The following year, RCBC diversified into the retail market with the introduction of private banking, home mortgage, car financing and the RCBC Credit Card. The establishment of the RCBC's thrift bank arm - the RCBC Savings Bank in 1996 was an indication of RCBC's strategic thrust of becoming a major player in the retail market. This has been supported by the acquisition of a large thrift bank -
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Bankard


credit card arm, Equitable CardNetwork, rather than to incorporate Bankard into Equitable's credit card operations. Bankard was then sold in May 2000 to the Yuchengco Group of Companies, best known as the owners of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, or RCBC. RCBC's credit card operations, RCBC Card, were subsequently merged into Bankard, forming the current company. Through RCBC Card, Bankard also started issuing JCB cards Bankard today is two-thirds owned by the Yuchengco Group of Companies and is an affiliate of RCBC. However,
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Lorenzo V. Tan


his term as President and CEO OF RCBC, Tan also served as Executive Vice Chairman of RCBC, Vice-Chairman of RCBC Savings Bank, Director of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., and a Director of RCBC Capital Corporation. In February 2016, RCBC became involved in the Bangladesh bank heist when one of the bank's branches was used by still unidentified hackers to transfer US$81 million, of the total US$951million that was initially stolen from the Bangladesh Central Bank. In the wake of the incident, Tan went on voluntary leave
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Robert Seppings


Sir Robert Seppings, FRS (11 December 176725 April 1840) was an English naval architect. Seppings was born to Robert and Lydia Seppings at Fakenham, Norfolk, on 11 December 1767 and baptised three days later. In 1782 he was apprenticed in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth. In 1800, when he had risen to be master shipwright assistant in the yard, he invented a device which greatly reduced the time required to repair the lower portions of ships in dry dock when compared with the laborious process of lifting then in vogue.
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


the Capitol Development Bank in 1998 and the acquisition of 67% stake in Bankard, a major player in the credit card business in mid-2000. The expanded branch network of 287 branches and 5 extension offices, the opening of foreign offices in Hong Kong (RCBC International Finance, Ltd.) in 1979, in the US (RCBC California International, Ltd.) in 1993 and in Italy (RCBC Telemoney Europe) in 1995 and affiliations with offshore banks and money transfer agencies, stabilized the position of RCBC in the remittance business. The
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The Bridges of Madison County (musical)


December 6 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati. The production stars Joanna Ampil as Francesca and Mig Ayesa as Robert. It will be directed by Bobby Garcia, with choreography by Cecil Martinez, musical direction by Ceejay Javier, scenic design by Faust Peneyra, costumes by Eric Pineda, and lighting by Jonjon Villareal. In December it was announced that there will be a Dutch production in June 2017. It will play a limited run in 'Het Zonnehuis' in Amsterdam. Starring René van Kooten, Lone
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Gil Puyat Avenue


. !City !Barangay !Km !Mi !Destination !Notes In Makati: Gil Puyat Avenue travels between the Pasay neighborhoods of Leveriza, San Jose, San Isidro and Santa Clara, and the Makati neighborhoods of Palanan, San Isidro, San Antonio, Pio del Pilar, San Lorenzo, Bel-Air Village and Urdaneta. It is the site of some of the tallest buildings in Metro Manila, such as RCBC Plaza on the junction with Ayala Avenue, and Petron Megaplaza, the city's tallest building from 1998 to
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Bankard


RCBC Bankard - the culmination of Bankard's coming together with banking industry stalwart Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) that began in the year 2000 and concluded last December 2006 with the sale of the entire Bankard business and all of its assets to RCBC. In terms of card features, Bankard is known for being the first card company to launch a catalog-free Rewards Program and a simplified, no-hassle installment conversion feature that allows cardholders to convert their retail purchases to installment just by calling the RCBC Bankard Customer Service.
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2012 Box Office Entertainment Awards


Philippine films of 2011, top-rating shows in Philippine television, top recording awards received by singers, and top gross receipts of concerts and performances. On April 29, 2012 at RCBC Plaza in Makati City, Philippines, the 43rd Box Office Entertainment Awards night was held, produced by the Airtime Marketing of Tessie Celestino. The event will, then, be aired on May 6 at "Sunday's Best" on ABS-CBN. The following individual names received two or more awards: The following companies received two or
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Rock of Ages (musical)


Mig Ayesa reprised the role of Stacee Jaxx, along with Nyoy Volante as Drew and Vina Morales as Sherrie. Also of note was Aiza Seguerra as Regina. The initial production was performed in the Carlos P. Romulo Theater at the RCBC Plaza in Makati from June 15, 2012 to July 8, 2012. In 2013, "Rock of Ages" returned to Manila for a repeat run. Most of the original cast returned with the most notable exception being Rachel Alejandro replacing Jinky Llamanzares as Justice. This second run was also performed
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Lea Salonga


She starred in the first production of "Allegiance", at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from September to October 2012. Salonga starred in the Philippine production of the comedy "God of Carnage" from July 2012 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Manila. She took on the same role at the DBS Arts Centre in Singapore, in November 2012. Salonga joined the Candlelight Processional at Epcot in Walt Disney World as narrator on December 14 to 16, retelling the Christmas story accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra
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Doubt: A Parable


in New Zealand, from March 16 to April 8, 2006, directed by Colin McColl, with Latham Gaines as Father Flynn, Elizabeth Hawthorne as Sister Aloysius, Kate Prior as Sister James and Goretti Chadwick as Mrs Muller. The play was staged in the Philippines in 2006 by Atlantis Productions. This production starred Cherie Gil as Sister Aloysius and played at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater at the RCBC Plaza in June 2006. The play premiered in Britain at the Tricycle Theatre. Directed by Nicolas Kent, it starred Dearbhla Molloy as
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Steven Silva


9 Works Theatrical’s executive producer, that he wanted Silva to portray the said role. Steven auditioned by singing 'Beauty School Dropout' and subsequently getting the role. "La Cage aux Folles" premiered on February 28, 2015 with a standing ovation from the members of the press. The musical was shown at the Carlos P Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza with Audie Gemora starring as Albin. The show was produced by 9 Works Theatrical, with direction by Robbie Guevara and scenography by Mio Infante. Silva impressed the audience with
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Next to Normal


Stockholm, Sweden, with Lisa Nilsson as Diana The Asian premiere was staged at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati, Philippines in March 2011 and again in October 2011. The cast included Markki Stroem as Henry. Kolleen Park played Diana in the 2011 Korean production "Next to Normal "premiered in Singapore on September 5, 2013, at the Drama Centre Theatre. The cast included Sally Ann Triplett as Diana, Adrian Pang as Dan, and Nathan Hartono as Gabe. A Chinese production premiered in Beijing,
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Zsazsa Zaturnnah


run, which took place at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium of the RCBC Plaza in Makati City. Playing the role of Didi was Nar Cabico, 16 year old, a graduate of Philippine High School for the Arts; alternating with Tuxqs Rutaquio as Ada was composer, musical director Vincent de Jesus; and alternating with Eula Valdes was recording artist/comedian K Brosas as Zaturnnah. A six-show stint was scheduled to run from November 16 to 18, 2007 in Cebu City, marking the first provincial run of the musical
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The Full Monty (musical)


, played in Cape Town (Artscape Theatre) and Johannesburg (The Johannesburg Civic Theatre) from July – October 2008. Page won the Naledi Theatre Award for best Actress in a Musical. It was directed by David Bowns and produced by Creative Entertainment. A production ran between 2009 and 2010 in The Netherlands, and an Italian version toured Italy over 2013. A Philippine version of the Musical was staged at the RCBC Plaza which starred singer-actor Mark Bautista, comedian Arnel Ignacio, Marco Sison, OJ Mariano, and Jamie
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RCBC Plaza


ECW Joint Venture consisting of EEI Corporation (Philippines), Concrete Constructions (Australia) and Walter Bau (Germany). The superstructure construction works were self performed by ECW JV. EEI Corporation is also a part of the Yuchengco Group of Companies. Besides these groups, other members of the design team include Ove Arup & Partners New York (Conceptual Services/Engineering/Transport & Traffic), DCCD Engineering Corp. (Electrical, Mechanical, Sanitary & Fire Protection Engineers); Davis Langdon & Seah (Quantity Surveyors); Hassell
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Urapmin people


Villages are U-shaped with dirt-packed plazas, with no grass or weeds. Most Urapmin have at least one house in a village (Urap: "am"). However, due to the importance of forest gardens for sustenance, the Urapmin spend much of their time in isolated bush houses (Urap: "sep am"), built in elaborate fashion near gardens and hunting grounds. Villages are arranged by the kamokim, who coax people from "sep am" or from other villages. When the kamok
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2009 Box Office Entertainment Awards


the Top 10 Philippine films of 2008, top-rating shows in Philippine television, top recording awards received by singers, and top gross receipts of concerts and performances. On June 21, 2009 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Ayala Avenue in Makati City, Philippines, the 40th Box Office Entertainment Awards night was held. The event was then aired on June 28 on ABS-CBN. The following individual names received two or more awards: The following companies received two or more awards in the television category:
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Bipolar (Up Dharma Down album)


since several singles from the album became local hits. Frontwoman Armi Millare said the following of recording the album: Millare wrote six songs from "Bipolar" while isolating herself in Saguijo Café+Bar in Makati. Bassist Paul Yap wrote four songs from the album: "All Year Round", "Blessed", "Silid", and "Sugarcoats & Heartbeats". The band held an album launch for "Bipolar" on 24 October 2008 at the Hexagon Lounge in RCBC Plaza. They tried making the packaging for the album "
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Love, Loss, and What I Wore


direction of Wayne Harrison, with some minor modifications to localize some of the Americanisms. In South Africa, the show was performed from April 8 – June 12, 2011 at Studio Theatre, Montecasino near Johannesburg and at the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town from June 15 to July 2 under the direction of Moira Blumenthal. It made its Asian premiere in Manila from July 14 – 17, 2011 at RCBC Plaza with a cast that included Bituin Escalante; the production was directed by Michael Williams and Azanza-Dy. The
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Spring Awakening (musical)


Carlos P. Roumolo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, on September 25 until the October 17, 2009. It was performed in English and was directed by Chari Arespachochaga. The Czech-language premiere opened in Brno, Czech Republic at the City Theatre Brno on November 21, 2009. Sydney Theatre Company staged the first Australian non-replica production, which opened on 4 February 2010 at the Sydney Theatre and closed on 7 March. The Argentine production with the Spanish title "Despertar de Primavera – Un Musical Diferente" opened in Buenos Aires
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Tower 6789


Tower 6789, also known as Makati Tower (formerly named Alphaland Makati Tower), is a commercial skyscraper in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. With a height of 180 meters (590.551 feet) and 35 floors, Tower 6789 is also the 11th tallest building in the country's financial district, closely following RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower. It has a gross floor area of 48,000 square meters with a floor template between 1,100 and 1600 sqms. The tower was owned by local developer Alphaland, a joint venture between London-based
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Cast lists for Love, Loss, and What I Wore


Wayne Harrison with some minor modifications to localize some of the Americanisms. It made its Asian Premier in Manila from July 14 – 17, 2011 at RCBC Plaza with a cast of Bituin Escalante, Cathy Azanza-Dy, Jay Valencia Glorioso, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, and Teresa Herrera and was directed by Michael Williams and Azanza-Dy. In South Africa, the show was performed by a cast of Anne Power, Rika Sennett, Louise Saint-Claire, Sharon Spiegel-Wagner and Christel Mutambo from April 8 – June
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Sep Ruf


Sep Ruf (full name Franz Joseph Ruf; 9 March 1908, in Munich – 29 July 1982, in Munich) was a German architect and designer, belonging to the Bauhaus group. He was one of the representatives of modern architecture in Germany after World War II. His elegant buildings received high credits in Germany and Europe and his German pavilion of the Expo 58 in Brussels, built together with Egon Eiermann, achieved worldwide recognition. He attended the Interbau 1957 in Berlin-Hansaviertel and was one of the three architects who
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Carlos Dominguez III


Redevelopment Corp., Halifax Capital Resources, and United Paragon Mining Corp. He joined the Philippine Airlines in 1993 and served as its Chairman until 1995. In his long business career after government, Domínguez also worked as Chairman and Director of RCBC Capital Corp. (House of Investments) and President of Shangri-la Plaza Corp., Northern Mindanao Power Corp., Easycall Communications Philippines, Lafayette Philippines, Transnational Diversified Group, Central Azucarera Don Pedro and as Independent Director of Roxas Holdings. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Director of Meralco.
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RCBC Plaza


, Ayala Avenue. Around its area are the Glorietta Mall and Ayala Center, educational institutions like the Asian Institute of Management, the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, Ateneo Law School, Mapua Institute of Technology Makati Campus, Centro Escolar University Makati Campus, CEU School of Law and Jurisprudence and the Far Eastern University Makati Campus - Business School . It is also a few blocks away from deluxe hotels like Makati Shangri-La, The Peninsula Manila, Mandarin Oriental Manila, The InterContinental Hotel, Dusit Hotel plus the service facilities of
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RCBC Plaza


external Curtain Wall System facade; provision for Executive Toilet; Fiber Optic Telecommunication Backbone carrying telephone, data, security and building management signals; Fire Protection System with sprinklers, smoke detectors and pressurized stairwells; designated High Loading Zone; 100% emergency back-up power System; State-of-the-art invisible security system; central chiller-type Air-conditioning System; and digitally controlled and monitored Building Automation System. Amenities of the complex include banking chambers; convenience and specialty shops; gymnasium and health spa; food
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XHRCB-FM


XHRCB-FM is a community radio station on 95.3 FM broadcasting from studios in Iguala, Guerrero. The station is owned by the civil association RCBC Comunicación, A.C. RCBC Comunicación was founded as Radio Comunitaria de Buenavista de Cuéllar, which operated as a pirate on 97.7 MHz. After filing for the station on November 30, 2015, on March 8, 2017, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) awarded RCBC Comunicación the concession for XHRCB-FM 95.3. XHRCB began transmissions on May 17, 2018, with an inauguration ceremony
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


of Singapore) Investment Corporation. RCBC's Investment banking arm which offers investment banking and financial consultancy services which include (i) the underwriting of equity, quasiequity and debt securities on a firm or best efforts basis for private placement or public distribution; (ii) the syndication of foreign currency or peso loans; and (iii) financial advisory services. A wholly owned subsidiary of RCBC Capital, is engaged in the electronic and traditional trading of listed securities and in providing corporate and market research. A wholly owned subsidiary of RCBC
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


Capital engaged in providing services to the credit card business of the bank. Incorporated in 1998. RCBC Forex is primarily engaged in dealing and brokering currencies in foreign exchange contracts with local and international clients. Was acquired by RCBC to engage in microfinancing and development of small businesses. Rizal Microbank has 15 microfinance lending branches with operations in Southern Luzon and Mindanao. A pioneer in the leasing and financing industry in the Philippines as the company started its operations in 1957. RCBC Leasing is a non-bank financial institution with a quasi-
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Bangladesh Bank robbery


to Philippine pesos, returned to the RCBC and consolidated in an account of a Chinese-Filipino businessman; the conversion was made from February 5 to 13, 2016. It was also found that the four U.S. dollar accounts involved were opened at the RCBC as early as May 15, 2015, remaining untouched until February 4, 2016, the date the transfer from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was made. On February 8, 2016, during the Chinese New Year, Bangladesh Bank informed RCBC through SWIFT to stop the
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Bangladesh Bank robbery


in connection with two other global cyber attacks, the WannaCry 2.0 virus, the 2014 Sony Pictures attack. Computer security researchers have linked the theft to as many as eleven other attacks, and alleged that North Korea had a role in the attacks, which, if true, would be the first known incident of a state actor using cyberattacks to steal funds. The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) said it did not tolerate the illicit activity in the RCBC branch involved in the case. Lorenzo V. Tan, RCBC's president
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Bangladesh Bank robbery


, said that the bank cooperated with the Anti-Money Laundering Council and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas regarding the matter. Tan's legal counsel has asked the RCBC Jupiter Street branch manager to explain the alleged fake bank account that was used in the money laundering scam. The RCBC's board committee also launched a separate probe into the bank's involvement in the money laundering scam. RCBC president Lorenzo V. Tan filed an indefinite leave of absence to give way to the investigation by the authorities on the case. On May 6,
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Bangladesh Bank robbery


2016, despite being cleared of any wrongdoing by the bank's internal investigation, Tan resigned as President of RCBC to "take full moral responsibility" for the incident. Helen Yuchengco-Dee, daughter of RCBC founder Alfonso Yuchengco, will take over the bank's operations. The bank also apologized to the public for its involvement in the robbery. Bangladesh Bank chief, governor Atiur Rahman, resigned from his post amid the investigation of the central bank robbery and subsequent laundering of the money by the RCBC staff in the Philippines.
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Lorenzo V. Tan


the Philippines" for four straight years. Asiamoney also recognized RCBC for being the "Best Domestic Provider for Overall FX Services in the Philippines" and "Best Domestic Provider for FX Options in the Philippines." In 2016, the magazine again named RCBC as "Overall Best Private Bank" in its annual poll. RCBC was also named as the Philippine bank with the “Best Implementation of a Technology Solution” at the Wealth Briefings Asia Awards 2015 in Singapore for the successful rollout of its new Finacle Wealth Management System. During
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Lorenzo V. Tan


headed. When he was appointed president and chief executive officer of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) on February 1, 2007, the institution was under capitalized and its asset quality was poor. Just one year later, following some structural, operational and capital changes, RCBC was able to report a 56% jump in unaudited net income to P3.21 billion (US$77.2 million); the steepest profit growth among the country's top 10 banks for that year. Before taking charge at RCBC, Tan was at the helm of
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I. M. Pei


the lead architect for the plaza's North Building (955 L'Enfant Plaza SW) and South Building (490 L'Enfant Plaza SW). Vlastimil Koubek was the architect for the East Building (L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, located at 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW), and for the Center Building (475 L'Enfant Plaza SW; now the United States Postal Service headquarters). The team set out with a broad vision that was praised by both "The Washington Post" and "Washington Star" (which rarely agreed on anything), but funding
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Western Wall Plaza


courtesy to worshipers. In August 1967, the architect Yosef Shenberger was called upon to present a design for the plaza, but his idea quickly became the first of many to be torpedoed by planning boards. In 1970, landscape architect Shlomo Aronson proposed digging the eastern plaza down to the street level of the Second Temple period. In 1972, Moshe Safdie was hired to submit a proposal for the plaza. He followed Aharonson's plan somewhat, with a series of terraced plazas descending to the Herodian era street level adjacent to the
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Stern


called for "fashioning" the after part of the ship. This frame is designed to support the various beams that make up the stern. In 1817 the British naval architect Sir Robert Seppings first introduced the concept of the round or "circular" stern. The square stern had been an easy target for enemy cannon, and could not support the weight of heavy stern chase guns. But Seppings' design left the rudder head exposed, and was regarded by many as simply ugly—no American warships were designed with such sterns
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Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.


Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr. (Sep 7, 1845– August 16, 1928) was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent his career at Philadelphia, and is best remembered for his churches and country houses. He founded the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (1890), and served as its first head. Born in Boston on 7 Sep 1845, the son of Theophilus Parsons Chandler and his wife Elizabeth J Schlatter, Chandler was educated at Harvard University and in the atelier of
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One Shell Plaza


One Shell Plaza (OSP) is a 50-story, skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas. Perched atop the building is an antenna that brings the height to . At its completion in 1971, the tower was the tallest in the city. One Shell Plaza was designed by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Associate architects were Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson, and the landscape architects were Sasaki Associates. One Shell Square, in New Orleans and Republic Plaza in Denver, also designed by
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Plaza Theatre, Paddington


is recorded in mid-1929 as the architect for the Plaza Theatre, he was also the Brisbane supervising architect for the opulent Regent Theatre in Queen Street, designed by Melbourne architect Charles N Hollinshed. The Plaza at Paddington, with its painted blue ceiling resembling the night sky and side niches and painted barley-twist columns suggesting a Spanish courtyard, is the only Brisbane suburban picture theatre identified to date, which can be described as "atmospheric". The term denotes a picture theatre with an interior decor that simulated an exotic outdoor setting
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Emerald Plaza (San Diego)


Emerald Plaza is the fifth tallest building in San Diego, California and is a prominent fixture in San Diego's skyline. Tied with The Pinnacle Marina Tower, it has a height of 450 ft (137 m). Located in the Columbia district of Downtown San Diego, Emerald Plaza is a 30-story building with a clustered hexagonal roof, designed by architects C.W. Kim Architects & Planners. Emerald Plaza finished construction in 1990. At the time of its construction, one architectural critic called it "pretentious" and "discordant" with
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Pegasus Plaza


Steve Bartlett and former Mayor Annette Strauss . The plaza has been the site of many city celebrations since its opening, including the city's millennium celebration in 2000 which included fireworks and relighting of the restored Pegasus atop the Magnolia Building. The overall Main Street redevelopment project was created by a consortium of architects and engineers led by Good Fulton & Farrell Architects, the Slaney/Santana Group and Cardenas-Salcedo and Associates. Artist Brad Goldberg was responsible for the design of the Pegasus Plaza itself. Although the plaza sits in the shadow
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Spanish Golden Age


is rectangular in shape, measuring 129 by 94 meters, and is surrounded by three-story residential buildings having 237 balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Casa de la Panadería, serving municipal and cultural functions, dominates the Plaza Mayor. The origins of the Plaza go back to 1589 when Philip II of Spain asked Juan de Herrera, a renowned Renaissance architect, to discuss a plan to remodel the busy and chaotic area of the old Plaza del Arrabal. Juan de Herrera was the architect
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Cesar Chavez Plaza


's downtown core. Many prominent and historic buildings with notable architecture surround Cesar Chavez Park and Plaza. To the north of the plaza is architect Rudolph A. Herold's 1911 Beaux-Arts–style Sacramento City Hall and to the south is the newly renovated Citizen's Hotel, originally built in 1926 and designed by G. C. Sellon & Company. Other notable buildings adjacent to the Cesar Chavez Plaza include architect Loring P. Rixford's 1918 Renaissance Revival style Central Library and Leonard Starks' 1933 Neoclassical Federal Post Office Building. The Neoclassical California
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Plaza San Martín (Buenos Aires)


1878, upon the hundredth anniversary of his birth. Following remodeling works by British architect Edward Taylor and Argentine architect José Canale, the fort, bullring and other buildings were demolished in 1883 by order of Mayor Torcuato de Alvear, converting the area into a plaza. Numerous Ombú, Linden and Floss Silk trees were planted. The same administration also shaped the Plaza de Mayo, nearby and in 1889 French urbanist Charles Thays was commissioned to give the plaza its approximate current form (among numerous other designs he left Argentina over the next
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Plaza Nueva, Seville


monument in the center of the plaza, thinking first of constructing a monument to Murillo and later thinking of erecting a statue of Isabel II. It was finally decided on to build a monument to Fernando III in 1920. The monument is the work of Spanish architect Juan Talavera y Heredia and was inaugurated in August 1924. The city hall of Seville is located in the plaza, in the Casa consistorial de Sevilla building with an 18th-century façade. This office building was designed by Spanish architect Alfonso Toro Buiza. Seville's
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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Trump Plaza (Jersey City)


. Trump Plaza was designed by DeWitt Tishman Architects LLP and was completed in 2008. The building has of space and 445 units. It is the tallest residential building in New Jersey, and the third largest building in Jersey City. The property was scheduled for foreclosure on March 6, 2013. The second tower, Trump Plaza II, was planned to be and have 50 floors. It was also designed by DeWitt Tishman Architects LLP. In May 2010, developer Dean Geibel retained commercial real estate firm William Procida Inc. to assist
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McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink


noted the location on the east side of Michigan Avenue allowed those at the plaza and ice rink to enjoy the skyline of the Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Another addition to the plaza and rink's design was the 300-seat restaurant; the final architectural design was completed by OWP&P Architects, who were also the architects for the adjoining Wrigley Square. Although the rink was budgeted for $5 million, it was constructed for only $3.2 million ($ million today), making it one of the few Millennium Park attractions to cost less
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Roxbury Plaza


The Roxbury Plaza (a.k.a. Manufacturers Bank and Roar Building) is a landmark building and thirteen-floor office tower in Beverly Hills, California. It is located at 9701 on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California. It was designed in the Late Modern architectural style by renowned architect Anthony J. Lumsden (1928–2011). Construction was completed in 1974. Lumsden subsequently received the First Honor Award from the Society of American Registered Architects for his work. Originally known as the Manufacturers Bank, it is now called the Roxbury Plaza.
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Plaza de España (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)


work of Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. The square was built in 1929 on the historic Castillo de San Cristóbal, a bastion for defending the island of piracy, currently there are only a few walls of the original building on display in an underground tunnel under the square. Recently the square was refurbished by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. The Plaza de España is surrounded by the Palacio Insular de Tenerife, the Palacio de la Carta and the Plaza de la Candelaria. In the centre of the square stands "
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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L'Enfant Plaza


the first structures to be built by L'Enfant Plaza Corp.) by six months. The $23 million complex neared completion in January 1968, and the office buildings, plaza, and promenade opened to the public and for business in June 1968. The plaza was formally dedicated on Saturday, November 16, 1968. Vlastimil Koubek was the architect of the West Building (475 L'Enfant Plaza SW) and East Building (or L'Enfant Plaza Hotel; 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW). In February 1969, Koubek, former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower
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330 North Wabash


330 North Wabash (formerly IBM Plaza also known as IBM Building and now renamed AMA Plaza) is a skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, designed by famed architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (who died in 1969 before construction began). A small bust of the architect by sculptor Marino Marini is displayed in the lobby. The 52-story building is situated on a plaza overlooking the Chicago River. At 695 feet (211.8 meters), 330 North Wabash is the second-tallest
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One Worldwide Plaza


Ogilvy & Mather. The base of the building is made of granite and precast concrete. The tower facade is made of brick. The building is crowned by a copper roof and glass pyramid known as "David's Diamond" after the architect, David Childs. A mid-block public plaza separates One Worldwide Plaza from the residential buildings of Two Worldwide Plaza and Three Worldwide Plaza. The public plaza is a bonus space granted under New York City Department of City Planning. The creation and maintenance of the public plaza resulted in
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South Ferry Plaza


The South Ferry Plaza, also called A Lighthouse At The Tip Of The Island, was a supertall skyscraper proposed in 1987 to rise right next to the East River on Manhattan Island in New York City. The building would have sat on top of the South Ferry terminal and tower above street level, with 60 stories of office space. It was designed by architect Fox & Fowle Architects and Leslie E. Robertson Associates. The architects designed the building for office use and the skyscraper incorporated recycled marble and steel with glass in its structure
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FX Sudirman


the market as complementary to the malls nearby. After three months comparative study, a further six months was taken to create the new concept for the mall. The new management uses overseas building designer DENTON CORKER MARSHALL and its architect Budiman (Principal Architect), the same company who designed Plaza eX. After actively promoting it creatively and intensively, Henny Udi Marketing Director from PT Plaza Lifestyle Prima as the sister company of Plaza Indonesia Realty (PIR) manages to increase tenant occupancy rate from 25 percent to 97 percent. It is reopened
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1 Pace Plaza


the 18th floor holds university administrative offices. 1 Pace Plaza is on the former site of the New York Tribune Building. It was built during the urban renewal project of the 1960s known as the Brooklyn Bridge Title I Project, which included the South Bridge Towers on Gold Street, the Beekman Hospital (now New York Downtown Hospital) and the World Trade Center. The architect designers of One Pace Plaza were Otto R. Eggers and Daniel P. Higgins firm Eggers & Higgins of New York, architects of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington
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47 Plaza Street West


was built, 1 Plaza Street West, at the corner of Plaza Street West and Flatbush Avenue. Real estate brochures of the era touted Plaza Street and its environs as the "Park Avenue District of Brooklyn." In 1926 developer Jacob Mark retained Rosario Candela to design 39 Plaza Street, at the corner of Plaza Street and Berkeley Place, known as the Berkeley Plaza Apartments. By this time Candela was very much on his way to becoming the most noted architect of luxury apartments on Manhattan's Park and Fifth Avenues. In
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Freedom Plaza


Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site and coordinates the Plaza's activities. The Plaza is a modification of an original design by architect Robert Venturi that the United States Commission of Fine Arts approved. The Plaza, which is composed mostly of stone, is inlaid with a partial depiction of Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant's plan for the City of Washington. Most of the plaza is raised above street level. The eastern end of the plaza contains an equestrian statue of Kazimierz Pułaski that had been installed at its site in 1910 (see
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Cathay United Bank


its banking operations in Asia, in December 2014, CUB through its sister company and life insurance arm of Cathay Financial Holding, Cathay Life Insurance, acquired a 22% share (approximately US$179 million) of Philippines' Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC). RCBC is owned by the Yuchengco Group and is the country’s eighth largest lender with a consolidated branch network of over 430 branches. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp is connected with the $81m Bangladesh Bank heist. As a result, the bank's president resigned in
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Rowan College at Burlington County


required and recommended texts along with school supplies, RCBC gifts, RCBC clothing, and a variety of snacks. This facility, separated from the Votta Hall by a domed rotunda, features large laboratories for basic and advanced biology and chemistry, computer labs, and classrooms. This building will remain dedicated to science with new geo-science and marine science labs replacing the bookstore, which is now located in the Student Success Center. The Office of the President and Executive Suite and all of senior leadership are located on the second floor
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Rowan College at Burlington County


Vaulted Cuisine, and a student art gallery. The Willingboro campus features classrooms, computer labs, a student lounge, student services, and college offices. The Parker Center is RCBC's original classroom and lab building. It is built around the theme of hexagonal angles and appears as a key from the air. The Physical Education Center houses the College's indoor pool, 1500-seat gymnasium, the RCBC Fitness Center with exercise and weight training facilities and spas, two classrooms, and locker rooms. Nearby are the campus tennis courts,
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) () was established in 1960 as a development bank and is licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for both commercial and investment banking. It is one of the largest universal banks in the Philippines with total consolidated resources of Php 645 billion as of end-2018. RCBC is majority-owned by the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC), one of the oldest and largest conglomerates in Southeast Asia covering over 60 businesses which include the non-life insurance company, Malayan Insurance
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


-Chinese market has remained to be one of the bank's major market niches. In 1973, Chairman Yuchengco deemed it crucial to invite two international banks to raise the level of banking expertise of RCBC in trade financing, international banking, credit control, and systems and procedure to global standards. These were the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago, USA (CONNILL) and The United Financial of Japan. The tie-up with these banks reinforced the role of RCBC among corporate clients who preferred institutions with international
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Bangladesh Bank robbery


payment, refund the funds, and to "freeze and put the funds on hold" if the funds had already been transferred. Chinese New Year is a non-working holiday in the Philippines and a SWIFT message from Bangladesh Bank containing similar information was received by RCBC only a day later. By this time, a withdrawal amounting to about $58.15 million had already been processed by RCBC's Jupiter Street (in Makati City) branch. On February 16, the Governor of Bangladesh Bank requested Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' assistance
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Sep Ruf


1593 to 1596. In the 17th century it was called the Herzog-Max-Burg. After it was destroyed in World War II., only the renaissance-tower was still standing. The city asked some architects to find ideas for the place and allowed to destroy the old tower. Only Ruf and Theo Papst were the two architects, who wanted to save it. So both got the order to build the New Maxburg. The steel skeleton building followed the structure of the tower and in the middle of the buildings
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Three Nationwide Plaza


Three Nationwide Plaza is a 408 ft(124m) postmodern highrise building located at the address 3 Nationwide Plaza in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The building is part of the larger multi-building complex known as Nationwide Plaza. Nationwide Plaza is the headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Three Nationwide Plaza is the 10th tallest building in Columbus. Construction on the building finished in December 1988. The architect responsible was the NBBJ Group and the building design follows a postmodern style. The building was constructed for approximately $89 million and the main
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Plaza de la Merced


arrived in the plaza, acquiring a plot of land on which they built a church (which later burned down in 1931). The plaza took its name from this order. In the 1820s it was named Plaza Riego after the General Riego who had resided in building located in the Plaza. Monumento a Torrijos ("Monument to Torrijos") is a 19th-century monument located in the center of the plaza. Spanish architect Rafael Mitjana designed the monument in honor of General José María Torrijos and 48 of his companions who
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The Skysuites Tower


G.A. Sky Suites was foreclosed by the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) in September 2010 after scam case was filed on Delfin Lee the owner of Globe Asiatique. Lee was accused of devising ghost borrowers to gain worth of housing loans from Pag-IBIG Fund. The land title of the building was transferred to RCBC in December 2010. On May 2014, DoubleDragon Properties began efforts to acquire the building from the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation. Double Dragon announced on September 2014 that it has fully acquired the building after a 90 due
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Rowan College at Burlington County


. The second floor also includes a large meeting room, additional administrative offices including the RCBC Foundation, and classrooms. The first floor is home to the music program and the 575-seat auditorium that has been enhanced to make it better suited for musical and small dramatic performances. Next to Laurel Hall, the Technology & Engineering Center (TEC) features robotics, CADD, electronics, physics and high resolution computer labs. It also houses classrooms, faculty offices, vending machines and a student lounge area. RCBC’s Science, Mathematics,
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


banking expertise. Further, the affiliation with The United Financial of Japan opened another market for RCBC: the Japanese market. Together, the corporate, the Filipino-Chinese and Japanese markets account for a substantial share of the bank's portfolio. The period marked the rapid branch expansion for the bank. While most of its peers were establishing branches within Metro Manila, RCBC pursued branch expansion in key growth areas like the export processing zones. This enabled the bank to tap and forge long-term relationships with the foreign locators especially
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Bangladesh Bank robbery


On August 5, 2016, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas approved a (US$52.92 million) fine against RCBC for its non-compliance with banking laws and regulations in connection with the bank robbery. This is the largest monetary fine ever approved by BSP against any institution. RCBC stated that the bank would comply with the BSP's decision and pay the imposed fine. The Bangladesh Bank continued its efforts to retrieve the stolen money and had only recovered about $15 million, mostly from a gaming junket operator based in Metro Manila
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Bangladesh Bank robbery


. In February 2019, the Federal Reserve pledged it would help Bangladesh Bank recover the money and SWIFT has also decided to help the central bank rebuild its infrastructure. The Bangladeshi central bank also believed that RCBC was complicit with the robbery filing a legal case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York regarding the case in early 2019 accusing the Philippine bank of "massive conspiracy". In response, RCBC filed a lawsuit accusing Bangladesh Bank of defamation believing that Bangladesh Bank's claims are baseless. The case threatened to
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Lorenzo V. Tan


in order to give the bank a free hand in its investigation. But even after being cleared by the bank's independent investigation, Tan still chose to resign as head of RCBC on May 6, 2016 to take "full moral responsibility" for the incident. He was also subsequently cleared by all other investigating government agencies. Tan filed civil and criminal cases against the former RCBC bank manager at the center of the controversy for libel and perjury after she dragged his name into the case. The manager admitted to lying in her
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One California Plaza


One California Plaza is a skyscraper located in the Bunker Hill District of downtown Los Angeles, California. With a second skyscraper, Two California Plaza, it comprises the California Plaza project. The Plaza also is home to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Colburn School of Performing Arts, the Los Angeles Omni Hotel, and a water court. Completed in 1985, One California Plaza has 1,050,000 sq ft of office space. The towers were designed by Arthur Erickson Architects and named BOMA Building of the Year in 1989. California
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Salvador de Vives


"Plaza Las Delicias"; up to that point the two plazas were called Plaza Mayor (which came to be known as Plaza Degetau) and Paseo de la Alameda (which was later renamed Plaza Munoz Rivera). Also, under Vives' administration as mayor, the Ponce City Hall was built in 1842. De Vives trusted the design of City Hall to prominent architect Francisco Gil Capó. The trees in Plaza Las Delicias are due to De Vives' direction. Vives also led the city as mayor from 1 January 1844
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UOB Plaza


Japanese architect, and was constructed by Nishimatsu Construction and Lum Chang JV. It was completed in 1992. Built as the head office of the United Overseas Bank, one of Singapore's leading banks, the building was also one of the country's tallest skyscrapers along with the adjoining OUB Center and Republic Plaza until it was succeeded by the Tanjong Pagar Centre. There are two buildings that make up the Plaza, which are divided into the high-rise "Plaza 1 (UOB Plaza One)" and the low-rise
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Tokyo International Players


Pat Kelly Dec 1969: "The Private Ear" + "White Lies" + "The Public Eye" by Peter Shaffer, directed by Adrian Thorpe Feb 1970: "Blithe Spirit" by Noël Coward directed by Nancy Rosenblum (reading) Mar 1970: "Everything in the Garden" by Edward Albee, directed by Pat Kelly May 1970: "Little Murders" by Jules Feiffer, directed by Ray & Marshie Purl Sep 1970: "People" by Jules Feiffer (reading) Oct 1970: "Plaza Suite" by
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Tokyo International Players


The Elephant Man" by Bernard Pomerance, directed by Hamilton Armstrong Feb 2008: "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon, directed by Bob Werley May 2008: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, directed by Jonah Hagans Sep 2008: "Guards! Guards!", from the novel by Terry Pratchett, script by Stephen Briggs, directed by Frances Somerville Dec 2008: "Schweyk in the Second World War" by
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Expo 58


pavilion was designed by the architects Egon Eiermann and Sep Ruf. The world press called it the most polished and sophisticated pavilion of the exhibition. The pavilion of Yugoslavia was designed by the architect Vjenceslav Richter, who originally proposed to suspend the whole structure from a giant cable-stayed mast. When that proved too complicated, Richter devised a tension column consisting of six steel arches supported by a pre-stressed cable, which stood in front of the pavilion as a visual marker and symbolized Yugoslavia's six constituent republics. Filled with
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Sep Ruf


1936-1938 he was ordered to build parts of the Werdenfels and the Kemmel barracks in Murnau, after the war they were used by the US army and German troops. As soon as possible he went back to the building of private houses. In 1939 Ruf had to go to war. From 1940 to 1942 he was allowed to stay at home because he worked as an independent architect with the family of Hugo Junkers. From 1934 to 1936, one year before his death, Junkers had allowed the 26-year-old architect
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation


and buses. It has equity participation in Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. In November 1996, RCBC joined Agila Holdings, Itochu and Hacienda Luisita in putting up the Luisita Industrial Park Corp., a 300-hectare industrial park for Japanese investors. Together with Great Pacific Life Assurance Corp., it forged a tie-up (1997) with Japan's largest life insurance company, the Nippon Life Insurance Corp., forming a new joint venture life insurance company - the Nippon Life Insurance Company of the Philippines. Other equity investments of RCBC are in LGU Guarantee
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Lorenzo V. Tan


was also a director of the National Food Authority, Philippine International Trading Corporation, Island Country Telecommunications, Inc., Orion Land, Inc., Tutuban Properties, Inc., Dao Heng Bank, Pepsi Cola Products Phils., Inc., First Lepanto Taisho Insurance and Bradstock Aurora Insurance Brokers. Lorenzo Tan was president and chief executive officer of RCBC for 9 years, from 2007 to 2016. During his first year with RCBC he steered the bank to a 56% growth in its net income at Php 3.21 billion, the steepest profit growth
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Plaza de los Fueros


The Plaza de los Fueros is a plaza or square located in the city centre of Vitoria-Gasteiz, which is the capital of the Basque Country, Spain. It was built in 1979 in memory of the county code of laws named fuero in Spanish. The Plaza de los Fueros was built in 1979 by Eduardo Chillida and Luis Peña Ganchegui, replacing the Plaza de Abastos previously located in the same place, a place where all kind of fresh products were sold. In 1878 an architect proposed a new project to build a
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Tama-Plaza Station


Tama Plaza Station was opened on April 1, 1966. The station building was extensively remodeled in 2006 by the American firm Laguarda.Low Architects. Tama Plaza Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Tama-Plaza is sandwiched between Saginuma (located in Kawasaki) on one side and Azamino (located in Yokohama) on the other. In most respects, Tama-Plaza is quite the opposite to the cool urban chic of Shibuya. It is a somewhat upmarket station serving the recently built commuter suburbs of northwestern Yokohama
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San Francisco Peace Pagoda


edge of the Peace Plaza, was adjacent to a covered walkway connecting the Miyako (West) and Kintetsu (East) Malls. However, due to poor drainage, the reflecting pools around the Pagoda and north edge of the Plaza were kept dry as early as 1971, since water kept leaking into the Japan Center Garage underneath the Plaza. The pools were permanently drained in 1990 and the group Friends of Japantown Peace Plaza held a contest to redesign the Plaza, selecting Kimio Kimura as the landscape architect to design a garden using
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San Francisco Peace Pagoda


existing planters and structures.  In 1995, the Board of Supervisors allocated $600,000 for renovations, and Friends of Japantown Peace Plaza retained the architectural firm HOK to rehabilitate the Plaza and address continued leakage into the Garage. A new wall was installed along Geary, at the south edge of the Plaza, by May 2000, and the San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) took over redesign and rehabilitation of the Plaza. DPW selected architect Kenji Murokami to redesign the Plaza, and two stones were relocated from the reflecting pool
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Marconi Plaza, Philadelphia


the Oregon Avenue Station of the Broad Street Subway. Boundaries of Marconi Plaza Neighborhood: The urban park plaza itself, from which the neighborhood derives its name(Marconi East and "Marco" Marconi West), is a rectangular park. The Roman styled plaza is divided in the center by Broad Street and is bordered by 13th Street, 15th Street, Bigler Street, and Oregon Avenue. The plaza design is credited to the strong influence of renowned architect Paul Philippe Cret in 1904 as part of his participation in the Art Jury reviewing the
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William Robert Davidge


. He entered University College in 1896, and also studied at Kings College, graduating with a degree in architecture in 1900. He married Kathleen Mary Lane and had three children, Kathleen Enid Grace Davidge (24 Sep 1910), Margaret Mary Davidge (6 June 1912), and Helen Joyce "Jane" Davidge (15 May 1919). From 1902 to 1907 Davidge was an assistant to W.E. Riley in the architect's department of the London County Council. He became an associate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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Plaza (Riley Hospital for Children)


sun is on the proper back, and a man with a long beard is on the proper right. It measures 2.5’ tall and 1’ in diameter. The plaza was created by Ellerbe Associates of Bloomington, Minnesota as part of the $56 million expansion on Riley Hospital for Children in 1986. The wall of the plaza was a part of this expansion. The architect wanted to incorporate red brick into the design to commemorate Riley Hospital for Children's first building. The plaza was designed as a place for patients and
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