Executive Building

The Executive Building, nicknamed the Tower of Power, was a 15-storey building located at 100 George Street which stood 60 metres high. It was closed in 2016 and demolished in 2017 in order to build the Queens Wharf building. It is the tallest building in Brisbane City to have been demolished.

Executive Building
Location in Queensland
Alternative names	Tower of Power
General information
Status	Demolished
Type	Government office building
Architectural style	Brutalist
Location	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Address	100 George Street, Brisbane
Coordinates	27.4712°S 153.0246°E / -27.4712; 153.0246
Opened	1971
Demolished	2017
Owner	Government of Queensland
Height	60 m
Technical details
Floor count	15
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Alfs Kamols

The Executive Building prior to its demolition.

History

Brutalist architect Alfs Kamols designed the building in 1971 and it was opened by Premier Bjelke-Petersen on 27 April 1971. The building was the office for nine earlier Queensland premiers. In 2015, the Labor Party was opposing the construction of 1 William St and the Queen's Wharf. This did not work, however, and the 1 William St building was built.

On the 10 December 2016 the building closed.

Demolition

The demolition begun in 2017 when the Executive Building was wrapped in scaffolding, and a 4.5 tonne excavator was lifted onto the building for a process of hard demolition. The building was stripped from the inside and outside before each floor was dismantled by the excavator.