Centre of New Industries and Technologies
Shopping centre, convention centre and hotel in Île-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Centre of New Industries and Technologies (French: Centre des nouvelles industries et technologies, abbreviated CNIT), located in Puteaux, France, was the first building developed in La Défense, west of Paris, France. It functions as a convention centre, though it also houses shops and offices such as Fnac (a media and electronics retailer found throughout France), ESSEC Business School campus for executive education,[1] as well as a Hilton hotel.[2]
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Centre of New Industries and Technologies | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Shopping centre, convention center, hotel |
Location | 2 Place de la Défense La Défense, Puteaux, France |
Coordinates | 48.8927415°N 2.2391581°E / 48.8927415; 2.2391581 |
Construction started | 1956 |
Completed | 1958 |
Owner | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield |
Management | Viparis |
Height | |
Roof | 46.3 m (152 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Robert Camelot Jean de Mailly Bernard Zehrfuss Nicolas Esquillan Jean Prouvé |
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Its characteristic shape is due to the triangular plot it occupies, replacing the old Zodiac factories,[3] on the territory of Puteaux. Opened in 1958, the CNIT underwent two restructurings, in 1988 and 2009. It is managed by the company Viparis.