AT&T Building

Outline
The exterior of the AT&T building is designed in reference to classical methods, with a Renaissance base, a Gothic middle, and a broken pediment at the top. This bold adoption of the historical style caused a great deal of public controversy as a critique of modern architecture.
Location
  • USA
Journal
Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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Previous Categories
Housing as the Frontline of ArchitectureTheory and Geometry
Category
History in Postmodernism
Decade
1980s
Thema