The TWTC International Trade Building (ITB; ) is a 34-storey office skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. Part of the Taipei World Trade Center, it opened in 1988 and houses many foreign companies and trade offices.
History The building was designed by Sinotec Engineering Consultants and forms a four-building complex with the Taipei World Trade Center exhibition hall, the Taipei International Convention Center and the Grand Hyatt Taipei. Its operator describes it as the first intelligent building constructed by the government. In April 2011 the World Trade Plaza, a public square designed by Toyo Ito linking the four buildings, was opened.
The building has been operated by Yuanta since 2002, and more than 5,000 people work in it. After HSBC, a long-standing tenant, decided to leave because its head office required green-certified offices, the operator sped up energy-efficiency upgrades, including new chillers in 2022.
Design The building is tall to the roof and including its rooftop tower. It has 34 floors above ground, two rooftop floors and three basement levels, with a total floor area of on a site.
Tenants Taiwan External Trade Development Council Argentina Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan Commercial Office of Peru to Taipei European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan India Taipei Association Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei Italian Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office in Taipei Korean Mission in Taipei Lithuanian Trade Representative Office in Taipei Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Taipei Mexican Trade Services Documentation and Cultural Office in Taipei Polish Office in Taipei PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei Swedish Trade and Invest Council Trade Office of Swiss Industries in Taipei Turkish Trade Office in Taipei Ulaanbaatar Trade and Economic Representative Office in Taipei
See also Taipei World Trade Center List of tallest buildings in Taiwan Xinyi Special District
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