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Images- Midtown The 1 Rockefeller Plaza (formerly THE TIME AND LIFE BUILDING) |
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architect |
Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris |
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location |
1-9 Rockefeller Plaza. 1271 Sixth Ave) |
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date |
1957-59 |
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style |
International Style II |
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construction |
The exterior column piers are clad in limestone and the walls between consist of green-tinted glass with thin, facade-high aluminium mullions and window-covered mesh spandrels. The walls of the 60 m long and 5 m high lobby make extensive use of patterned stainless steel panelling with gradual hue tinting. The ceiling is of glass with a maroon hue. |
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Office Building |
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