Hot Modernism

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Alissa

Reflective

Okay, it’s 100 degrees in New York, what do you do? Go look at buildings that are like giant mirrors!

Lever 2000

Actually, the green glass of the Lever House kept things rather cool.

Stately

Thanks to Rob for coming along on the Sweaty Skyscraper Tour.

Not hot enough for you? Try these NY photos.

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  • http://www.etherjammer.com/blog/ Chris Anthony

    I’m embarrassed: I can identify Lever House, but not the other two! Which skyscrapers are those?

    I’d love to go on a walking tour of New York’s skyscrapers, looking at the evolution of the form, starting with the Flatiron Building, although the most recent example won’t actually be complete for three years…

    (Sorry, I’m an amateur architecture dork. :)

  • http://linedandunlined.com/2008/06/10/reading-359/ Lined & Unlined » Blog Archive » Reading 359

    [...] some Modernist landmarks with Alissa. She’s got a few great pics from our walk up on her site Gelatobaby, and more on her ever-growing Flickr feed. Two highlights were the Church of St Patrick (designed by [...]

  • Alissa

    Let’s see…the first one is 9 W. 57th Street, or the Solow Building. The last one is the complex looking south from 1221 Avenue of the Americas, which is part of Rockefeller Center and I think one of them is called the McGraw-Hill Building, not to be confused with the Old McGraw-Hill Building in Times Square!

  • http://mediazone.com gfox

    oh! I wish I was there, too! minus the heat ;)

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