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Seagram BuildingHigh-rise office building in New York City (1958). Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, this sleek Park Avenue skyscraper is a pure example of a rectilinear prism sheathed in glass and bronze; it took the International Style to its zenith. Despite its austere and forthright use of the most modern materials, it demonstrates Mies's exceptional sense of proportion and concern for detail. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was Bronfman's grandfather, Samuel, who hired Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the 20th century's most influential architects, to design the Seagram Building, a midtown Manhattan landmark. Johnson's most famous buildings, his Glass House in Connecticut and New York's Seagram Building (on which he assisted the German-born Ludwig Mies van der Rohe), put him in the top ranks of American architects. In contrast, the Embassy was to be a refined office block, practical and symbolic with a lineage extending from the Uffizi (Vasari's 1550s Government administration office building for the Medicis) to the Seagram building and beyond. |
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