2 Columbus Circle, New York City

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building commercial building modernist building skyscraper

2 Columbus Circle is a distinctive mid-20th-century modernist building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its controversial original design and later renovation into the Museum of Arts and Design.

Aliases (2)

2 Columbus Circle ×49
2 Columbus Circle, New York City (1964) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building → commercial building → modernist building → skyscraper →
architect	Edward Durell Stone →
architecturalStyle	Mid-20th-century modernism → New Formalism →
borough	Manhattan →
completionDate	1964 →
country	United States →
currentOccupant	Museum of Arts and Design →
designControversy	original design was widely criticized by some architecture critics → renovation sparked preservationist debate →
façadeFeature	originally had Venetian-inspired white marble façade → originally had lollipop-shaped ornamental columns at base → originally had small porthole-like windows → renovated with glass and terra-cotta cladding →
floorCount	12 →
formerName	Gallery of Modern Art building →
formerOccupant	Gallery of Modern Art → New York City Department of Cultural Affairs offices →
hasNickname	Lollipop Building → Lollipop Tower →
hasUse	educational facility → exhibition space → museum →
location	Columbus Circle → Manhattan → New York City →
municipality	New York City →
near	Broadway → Central Park → Eighth Avenue →
neighborhood	Midtown Manhattan →
notableFor	controversial façade alteration → distinctive mid-20th-century modernist design →
openingDate	1964 →
originalClient	A&P heir Huntington Hartford →
originalFunction	Gallery of Modern Art → cultural center →
overlooks	Central Park South → Columbus Circle →
owner	City of New York →
renovatedAs	Museum of Arts and Design →
renovationArchitect	Allied Works Architecture → Brad Cloepfil →
renovationCompletionDate	2008 →
streetAddress	2 Columbus Circle →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edward Durell Stone ("2 Columbus Circle, New York City (1964)") →	designed
Edward Durell Stone →	notableWork
2 Columbus Circle ("2 Columbus Circle") →	streetAddress