Park Avenue office towers
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Park Avenue office towers are a series of prominent modernist skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan that exemplify New York City’s postwar corporate architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Park Avenue office towers canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural ensemble
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collection of buildings ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
commercial real estate development in Midtown Manhattan
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corporate modernism ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | postwar corporate architecture ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
277 Park Avenue
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299 Park Avenue ⓘ 320 Park Avenue ⓘ 345 Park Avenue ⓘ 350 Park Avenue ⓘ 375 Park Avenue ⓘ 390 Park Avenue ⓘ 399 Park Avenue ⓘ 430 Park Avenue ⓘ 460 Park Avenue ⓘ 499 Park Avenue ⓘ JP Morgan Chase headquarters buildings on Park Avenue ⓘ Lever House ⓘ MetLife Building ⓘ Park Avenue Plaza ⓘ Bloomberg Tower ⓘ
surface form:
Park Avenue Tower
Seagram Building ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
corporate headquarters
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office building ⓘ |
| impactOn |
corporate image of New York City
ⓘ
evolution of office skyscraper design in the United States ⓘ |
| inCityPlanningContext | urban renewal in Midtown Manhattan ⓘ |
| influencedBy | International Style skyscrapers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Park Avenue ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
glass-and-steel curtain walls
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modernist skyscraper design ⓘ setback plazas ⓘ uniform street walls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manhattan skyline
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City skyline
|
| servedAsModelFor | later corporate skyscrapers in global cities ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
postwar period
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.