Seagram Building
Mies van der Rohe + Philip Johnson
- Outline
- In Manhattan, where zoning laws have generally required buildings to be built to the full height of the site and set back at the top like a staircase, the Seagram Building opens up the front of the rectangular volume as a plaza, emphasizing the monumental character of the building. The Seagram Building is a rectangular volume that opens up in front as a plaza. The building's layout, which is detached from its surroundings, emphasizes its monumental character. The use of bronze frames and bronze-colored glass for the curtain wall creates a sense of luxury.
- Location
- USA
- Journal
- Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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- Special Link
- Matrix of 100 Years of Architecture(The 100th Anniversary of Shinkenchiku)
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- Category
- Global Evolution of High-Rise Architecture
- Decade
- 1950s
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