Gordon Bunschaft Architect, SOM Buildings, America, Design, New York Office

Gordon Bunschaft : Architect

Skidmore Owings & Merrill Architecture Practice, New York, USA

Gordon Bunschaft Architect - Buildings Major Projects designed by Gordon Bunschaft / SOM, chronological Lever Building (Lever House), 390 Park Avenue, New York City, USA 1950-52 JP Morgan Chase, New York City, USA 1960 One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York City, USA 1960 9 West 57th Street - Office Tower, New York City, USA 1974 Projects designed by Gordon Bunschaft in more detail Lever Building (Lever House), 390 Park Avenue, New York City, USA 1950-52 Gordon Bunschaft of Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects (SOM Architects) A beautiful piece of New York architecture facing Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building and trying to give it a run for its money. Having had a good look at both I think Mies just wins but nevertheless this Skidmore Owings Merrill skyscraper was a classic in its day, podium and tower: Lever Building 9 West 57th Street - Office Tower, New York City, USA 1974 Gordon Bunschaft of Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects (SOM Architects) photo © Andrew McRae aka Solow Building - 49 storeys, 672 ft high - concave vertical slope for lighting SOM Architects : 9 West 57th Street Similar to W. R. Grace Building because the initial, rejected façade design for the 9 West 57th Street Building was used in the design for the W. R. Grace Building W.R. Grace Building, 1114 Sixth Ave, southeast corner of W.43rd St, Manhattan, USA 1974 Gordon Bunschaft of Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects (SOM Architects) Bowing façade due to light regulations, rather than more normal rectilinear stepbacks Similar bowed facade as 9 West 57th Street (Solow Building) : rejected façade design for the Solow Building used in his design for the W R Grace Building One Chase Manhattan Plaza (Chase Manhattan Bank), Manhattan, USA 1960 Gordon Bunschaft / Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) More information re architect Gordon Bunschaft online soon

Gordon Bunschaft / SOM Practice Information

Architect formerly based in NYC, USA, who worked for SOM

Gordon Bunschaft : New York Architect

SOM partner : Bruce Graham

SOM partner : Walter Netsch

Gordon Bunschaft (+ Oscar Niemeyer) : Pritzker Prize Winners 1988



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