Ford Foundation Building
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The Ford Foundation Building is a notable modernist office building in Midtown Manhattan, renowned for its innovative indoor garden atrium and its role as the headquarters of the Ford Foundation.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
headquarters building
→
modernist building → office building → |
| architect |
John Dinkeloo
→
Kevin Roche → |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalist architecture
→
Modernist architecture → |
| architectureFirm | Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates → |
| borough | Manhattan → |
| city | New York City → |
| completionDate | 1967 → |
| constructionStartDate | 1963 → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| designPhilosophy |
human-centered workplace
→
integration of public space into corporate headquarters → |
| floorArea | approximately 420000 square feet → |
| hasAtriumHeight | approximately 160 feet → |
| hasDesignation | New York City Landmark → |
| hasFeature |
exposed structural elements
→
glass-enclosed atrium → granite base → indoor garden atrium → open-plan office spaces → publicly accessible interior garden → weathering steel facade → |
| hasPublicAccess | atrium garden open to the public during business hours → |
| headquartersOf | Ford Foundation → |
| height | approximately 160 feet → |
| influenced | later atrium office buildings worldwide → |
| landmarkDesignationBy | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission → |
| landmarkDesignationYear | 1997 → |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
→
Midtown Manhattan → New York City → New York →
surface form: "New York State"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| namedAfter | Ford Foundation → |
| neighborhood | Midtown Manhattan → |
| numberOfFloors | 12 → |
| openingDate | 1968 → |
| overlooks | Tudor City → |
| owner | Ford Foundation → |
| recognizedAs | landmark of modern office design → |
| recognizedFor |
innovative indoor garden atrium
→
integration of nature and workspace → pioneering atrium office building typology → |
| renovationArchitect | Gensler → |
| renovationPurpose | modernization and accessibility improvements → |
| streetAddress | 320 East 43rd Street → |
| tenant | Ford Foundation → |
| underwentRenovation | 2015–2018 renovation → |
| use |
nonprofit headquarters
→
office → |
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