9 West 57th Street, Solow Building, New York, Architect, Photo, SOM, Design, Picture

SOM Building New York : 9 West 57th Street Building

Manhattan Office High-rise, Midtown, NY - design by SOM

9 West 57th Street Office Tower, New York City, USA 1974 Design: Gordon Bunschaft of Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects (SOM Architects) photo © Andrew McRae, 2007 photos © Andrew McRae, 2007 This Manhattan skyscraper is also known as the Solow Building 49 storeys, 672 ft high Concave vertical slope for lighting 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 9 West 57th Street architects: SOM

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