NYC Projects 12 Created 12-Jan-17 By ania hancke, barcelona, Spain New Museum SANAA museum New York Times Building Hearst Building Chrysler Building Solomon R Guggenheim Museum 4 Seagram Building 8 Flatiron Building 9 The High Line 10 James Corner Field Operations bridge, park, promenade 5 AT&T Corporate Headquarters 11 Philip Johnson office 6 Frank Lloyd Wright museum Empire State Building Daniel Burnham commercial space, office William Van Alen office 3 Foster & Partners office Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates office Renzo Piano office 2 Ford Foundation Headquarters 12 Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and associates mixed-use development, office 7 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 13 Robert Moses culture, square 1
photo: Dean Kaufman photo: Dean Kaufman New Museum Bowery 235 New York New York NY 10002 http://wwwnewmuseumorg/ The new home of the New Museum of Contemporary Art is a seven-story, eight-level structure located on the Bowery at a pivotal geographic and cultural intersection in New York s urban fabric A composition of stacked boxes rising 174 feet above the street and shifted off axis in different directions from the building core, conveys the dynamism of the institution, creates skylights that bring natural light into interiors, and is punctuated by windows that offer city vistas The building is clad in a silvery aluminum mesh that captures the effects of changing daylight in a vivid metaphor for the constantly changing dynamics of contemporary art and the openness and permeability of the New Museum itself The building is the first art museum building constructed from the ground up in downtown Manhattan photo: Dean Kaufman 10-2007 Main designer, SANAA Gensler Arup New Museum Naomi Wednesday 12-6 PM Thursday and Friday 12-10 PM Saturday and Sunday 12-6 PM Monday and Tuesday closed The Museum is closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday CIT Free Thursday Evenings (from 7 PM to 10 PM) The New Museum is located at 235 Bowery (at Prince Street between Stanton and Rivington Streets, one and a half blocks south of Houston) Subway: 6 to Spring Street or N/R to Prince Street Bus: M103 to Prince and Bowery or M6 to Broadway and Prince http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 2
photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez New York Times Building 8th Avenue and West 41st Street 620 New York New York http://wwwnewyorktimesbuildingcom/ Renzo Piano Building Workshop & FXFOWLE collaboratively designed a new headquarters for The New York Times The building, located on Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st Street opposite the Port Authority Bus Terminal, unites the company's employees under one roof in an exceptional signature structure The design incorporates a transparent glass tower screened by planes of glazed terracotta tubes that seem to float above the street An advanced sunshading system, floor to ceiling glass, increased ceiling heights, efficient lighting and mechanical systems, displaced ventilation, extensive mock-up testing, and a variety of additional sustainable features will ensure that the New York Times Building will bring a new standard of comfort and efficiency in high-rise office space The building is 52 Stories (1,142 feet) tall, including antenna photo: Alberto M Sánchez 11-2007 Main designer, Renzo Piano FXFOWLE s New York Times Company and Forest City Ratner Companies asanchez http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 3
photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Hearst Building Eighth Ave at W57 Street 951-969 New York New York http://wwwhearstcom/ The Hearst Tower in New York is the world headquarters of the Hearst Corporation The former 6-story headquarters building was commissioned by the founder, William Randolph Hearst and awarded to the architect Joseph Urban The building was completed in 1928 The original cast stone façade has been preserved in the new design as a designated Landmark site Originally built as the base for a proposed skyscraper, the construction of the tower was postponed due to the Great Depression The new tower addition was completed nearly 80 years later The uncommon triangular framing pattern of the tower (also known as a diagrid) required (reportedly) about 20% less than a conventional steel frame Hearst Tower was the first skyscraper to break ground in NYC after September 11, 2001 It's the first green building completed in NYC, with a number of environmental considerations built into the plan The building was designed to use 25% less energy than the minimum requirements for the city of NY Project is not public! 5-2006 Foster & Partners Hearst Corporation asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Hearst Tower in New York City, New York is located at 300 West 57th Street on Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 4
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Alberto M Sánchez Chrysler Building Lexington Avenue E 42nd Street 405 New York New York The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, has various fine architectural details and especially the building's gargoyles were modelled after Chrysler automobile products like the hood ornaments of the Plymouth; they exemplify the machine age in the 1920s Standing at 319m it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931 However, the Chrysler Building remains the world's tallest brick building The New York Times Building, which opened in 2007, is exactly level in height Composed of 7 radiating terraced arches, Van Alen's design of the crown is a cruciform groin vault constructed into 7 concentric members with transitioning set-backs, mounted up one behind each other The Chrysler Building's distinctive profile has inspired similar skyscrapers worldwide photo: Alberto M Sánchez 1930 William Van Alen asanchez The building is used as office space, you can only visit the lobby For great views from across the street, visit the German National Tourist Office at 122 E 42nd -- it's on the 20th floor, and the eagles are a lot easier to see, from their window See http://wwwgermany-tourismde/eng/about_us/offices_agencie s_new_yorkhtm Subway: 4/5/6, 7 to Grand Central http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 5
photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Solomon R Guggenheim Museum 5th Avenue 1071 New York New York 10128 http://wwwguggenheimorg/new-york The Solomon R Guggenheim Museum is located in a key site in front of Central Park, an oasis of tranquility in the big city Wright took his inspiration from nature and organic forms But the main innovation in his design was the new concept of 'circulation' Visitors have to rise to the top of the building via an elevator, and then walk downward through the galleries on a continuous helical spiral ramp The building was finished six month after Wright's death, it being his last major work It is a masterpiece of Modern ure still now, even though it was finished in 1959 photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga 10-1959 Frank Lloyd Wright Solomon Guggenheim MVar Saturday - Wednesday: 1000-1745 / Friday: 1000-1945 / Closed Thursdays, Christmas, and Thanksgiving Day To reach the museum by subway, take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street Walk west on 86th Street, turn right at 5th Avenue and proceed north to 88th Street To reach the museum by bus, take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus on Madison or Fifth Avenue http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 6
photo: Fernando Miguel García Martín photo: Fernando Miguel García Martín Seagram Building Park Avenue 375 New York New York 10152 The Seagram Building located at 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd Street and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, in collaboration with the American Philip Johnson and was completed in 1958 The Seagram Building was meant to confirm Mies' assertion that when modern industrialized building technology is truthfully expressed, architecture becomes transcendent Ironically, the luxurious materials used (marble for the plaza benches, travertine for the lobby walls and floor, tinted glass and bronze for the curtain wall) and the carefully controlled customized details that pervade the building remind the viewer that this building is far from being the simple result of rationalized industrial production and construction techniques Much copied but not matched, the Seagram Building is generally recognized as the finest example of skyscrapers in the International Style (text from New York ure Images) Public access unknown! 1958 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Joseph E Seagram & Sons fotosvoladoras photo: Fernando Miguel García Martín http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 7
photo: Roderick Trompert Empire State Building 5th Ave 350 New York New York NY 10018 http://wwwesbnyccom/ As a result of a competition between John Raskob (General Motors) and Walter Chrysler (Chrysler Corporation) to build the tallest building in the world, the Empire State Building was constructed The construction of the 381m high tower began on januari 22nd 1930 and finished on may 1st 1931; long before the planned finish date For a long period, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world In 1971 this title was taken by the Twin Towers of the World Trace Center Though, ever since the destruction of the WTC due to the terrorist attacks on september 11th 2001, the Empire State Building is once again the tallest building in New York 5-1931 Contractor Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates Starrett Brothers and Eken General Motors Roderick photo: Roderick Trompert Open daily, 365 days a year: 08:00-0200 / Last elevators go up at 01:15 6 at 33rd St B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W at 34th St-Herald Sq http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 8
photo: Roderick Trompert Flatiron Building 5th avenue 175 New York New York NY 10010 The Flatiron Building, or Fuller Building as it was originally called, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, and is considered to be one of the first skyscrapers ever built Upon completion in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in New York City The building sits on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, anchoring the south (downtown) end of Madison Square The neighborhood around the building is called the Flatiron District after its signature building The Flatiron Building was designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style Like a classical Greek column, its limestone and glazed terra-cotta façade is separated into three parts horizontally Since it was one of the first buildings to use a steel skeleton, the building could be constructed to 285 feet (87 m), which would have been very difficult with other construction methods of that time (text from Wikipedia) Project is not public! 1902 Daniel Burnham Roderick photo: Roderick Trompert Subway R, W / 23rd St Station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 9
photo: Iwan Baan photo: Iwan Baan The High Line Gansevoort Street 100 New York New York NY 10011 http://wwwthehighlineorg The High Line was originally constructed in the 1930s, to lift dangerous freight trains off Manhattan's streets Section 1 of the High Line is now open as a public park, owned by the City of New York When all 3 sections are complete, the High Line will be a mile-and-a-half-long elevated park, running through the West Side neighbourhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen It features an integrated landscape, designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, combining meandering concrete pathways with naturalistic plantings Fixed and movable seating, lighting, and special features are also included in the park photo: Iwan Baan 6-2009 Main designer, Landscape architect James Corner Field Operations haaijk Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York City Department of Parks & Recreation The High Line is open from 07:00-2200 daily Subway: L / A / C / E to 14th Street & 8th Avenue C / E to 23rd Street & 8th Avenue 1 / 2 / 3 to 14th Street & 7th Avenue 1 to 18th Street & 7th Avenue 1 to 23rd Street & 7th Avenue Bus: M11 to Washington Street M11 to 9th Avenue M14 to 9th Avenue M23 to 10th Avenue M34 to 10th Avenue http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 10
photo: Piotr Krajewski AT&T Corporate Headquarters Madison Avenue 550 New York New York 10022 http://wwwsonymusiccom/ The Sony Tower, formerly the AT&T Building, is a 647 feet (197 m) tall, 37-story highrise skyscraper located at 550 Madison Avenue between 55th Street and 56th Street in the New York City borough of ManhattanIt was designed by architect Philip Johnson and partner John Burgee, and was constructed in 1984 It became immediately controversial for its ornamental top (sometimes mocked as "Chippendale", after the open pediments characteristic of the famous English designer's bookcases and other cabinetry), but enjoyed for its spectacular arched entranceway, measuring about seven stories in height With these ornamental additions, the building challenged architectural modernism's demand for stark functionalism and purely efficient design For this it is considered by many critics to be a prime exemplar of postmodern architecture 1984 Main designer, Philip Johnson John Burgee pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski The building is open during office hours Accessible from Madison Avenue at 56th Street http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 11
photo: KRJDA photo: KRJDA Ford Foundation Headquarters East 43rd Street 320 New York New York 117 Unlike conventional New York office buildings which isolate the occupants, this building creates an environment of openness and fosters a sense of working family The plan is C-shaped Two wings house 12 floors of offices and partially enclose a garden court separated from 42nd Street by a window wall By enclosing the roof and the open portion of the 'C' with glass, a large landscaped court was created - a park for staff and public alike with trees, shrubs, and flowering plants photo: KRJDA Public access unknown! Floor area/size 1968 26700 m² Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and associates Ford Foundation yep http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 12
photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center Plaza 10 New York New York NY 10023 http://enwikipediaorg/wiki/lincoln_center_for_the_perform ing_arts A consortium of civic leaders and others led by, and under the initiative of John D Rockefeller III, built Lincoln Center as part of the "Lincoln Square Renewal Project" during Robert Moses's program of urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s Respected architects were contacted to design the major buildings on the site, and over the next thirty years the previously blighted area around Lincoln Center became a new cultural hub photo: Andre Staalenhoef 1962 Urban planner Robert Moses yep http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aniaarg/guides/nyc/ 13