New York Architecture Images- Midtown 1 Penn Plaza |
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architect |
Kahn & Jacobs |
location |
between 7th and 8th Avenues and West 33rd and 34th Streets |
date |
1972 |
style |
International Style II |
construction |
Built of structural steel and
concrete, its facade is a curtain wall of steel and gray solar glass
punctuated by columns of anodized aluminum. The 57-storey black glass tower slab rises to 229 m, dominating the immediate neighbourhood; it's also the fourth-largest office building in the city. |
type |
Office Building |
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Image- with special thanks to Rick Stasel | |
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notes |
see also Madison Square Garden Center |