Biltmore Building (formerly the Akzona Building)
Asheville, North Carolina
Sources checked November 2026
- Year
- 1981
- Architect
- I. M. Pei
- Type
- Seven-storey office building
- Access
- Privately owned office building, seen from outside on Pack Square
Dedicated in July 1981, the Akzona Building was designed by I. M. Pei & Partners as the headquarters of the company Akzona. The Biltmore Company bought it in March 1986, and it is now called the Biltmore Building. It has seven floors above ground and four parking levels below.
History
The building was put up for Akzona Inc. as its corporate headquarters, to designs by I. M. Pei & Partners, and was dedicated in July 1981. The Biltmore Company bought it in March 1986, and it is known today as the Biltmore Building.
As first drawn, the Akzona project would have swept away all of Pack Square's buildings. After talks between the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County, the ones along South Pack Square were saved.
Architecture
The concrete-and-glass building has seven floors above ground and four levels of underground parking; it cost $5 million.
Use today
It houses offices of the Biltmore Company.
Visiting
The Biltmore Building stands at 1 North Pack Square, in downtown Asheville, and can be seen from Pack Square.
35.60° N, 82.55° W
