Lever House, New York, Architect, Manhattan, Location, SOM, Offices, Date

Lever House New York : Architecture Information

Famous 20th Century Building - design by SOM Architects



Lever Building

(Lever House)
390 Park Avenue, New York
1950-52
Design: Skidmore Owings & Merrill - SOM Architects

International Style

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 wins but nevertheless this was a classic in its day, podium and tower.

Lever House has some public access within the working day

Floating first floor - with gardens - over columned street space, recessed third
floor with tower extruded above that.

Lever House was refurbished by Skidmore Owings & Merrill Architects

Lever Brothers - Contact: +1 212 688 6000

Key American buildings by Skidmore Owings & Merrill Architects:
Lever House, New York 1952
Inland Steel Building, Chicago, Illinois 1958
JP Morgan Chase Building, New York 1960
Chase Manhattan Bank 1960
Beinecke Library, New Haven, Connecticut 1963
John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois 1970
Time Warner Center, New York 2004
Freedom Tower, New York 2004-

Lever House architects - Skidmore Owings & Merrill



 




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Seagram Building
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Some UK architects have also worked on Lever House : David Chipperfield Architects

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Time Warner Center New York
Time Warner Center New York
photo : Andrew McRae

9 West 57th Street
9 West 57th Street
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Hong Kong Convention Centre

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Lever Building New York : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

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