New York Architecture, Manhattan Buildings, NYC Architectural Designs, Photos
New York Architecture : Buildings
Guide to NYC Property Developments / Architects, USA
Manhattan Building Guide
New York is famous for tall architecture - skyscrapers - but also cultural buildings such as the Guggenheim and MoMA. Of all the cities in the United States of America, New York has more quality architecture and many of its buildings feature in the key histories of World Architecture. Famous architects that achieved major architecture works here include Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. Manhattan is based on a grid, with many interesting buildings by famous architects.

New York Architecture ; Brooklyn Bridge ; Manhattan skyscrapers - photos © Tim Collins
We've selected what we feel are the key examples of Manhattan Building Designs. We aim to include buildings that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.
We cover completed Manhattan buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and NYC architecture competitions across New York City. The focus is on contemporary New York buildings but information on traditional New York City buildings is also welcome.
We have 7 pages of Manhattan Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages.
New York Architecture : key projects (this page)
New York Buildings : A-B
Manhattan Buildings : C-E
Manhattan Building Developments : F-K
Manhattan Building Designs : L-O
Manhattan Architecture Designs : P-S
Manhattan Architecture Developments : T-Z
Ten Key New York Buildings
NYC Buildings, alphabetical:
1. Statue of Liberty
Frederic Bartholdi

photo © Andrew McRae
Statue of Liberty New York
2. Flatiron Building
Daniel Burnham, Architect

image © Isabelle Lomholt
Flatiron Building : the original New York skyscraper
3. Grand Central Station Building
Reed and Stem; Warren and Wetmore

picture © Tim Collins
Grand Central Station : famous architecture backdrop in many American films
4. Chrysler Building
William Van Alen, Architect

photo © Joe Lekas
Chrysler Building : Art Deco skyscraper - world-famous symbol for New York
5. Empire State Building
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, Architects

photo © Andrew McRae
Empire State Building : 381m high skyscraper - famous New York landmark
6. Rockefeller Center
Raymond Hood, Architect

photograph © Andrew McRae
Rockefeller Center New York
7. Guggenheim Museum, East Harlem
Frank Lloyd Wright Architects

photo : David M. Heald, © SRGF, New York
Guggenheim Museum : famous internal spiral ramp wraps around the atrium
8. Seagram Building
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Architect; Philip Johnson
Seagram Building
9. TWA Building, John F Kennedy International Airport
Eero Saarinen, Architect
TWA Building : futuristic organic architecture
10. Whitney Museum, Upper East Side
Marcel Breuer, Architect
Whitney Museum Building
New York Architecture News
New York Architects
New York Skyscrapers
New York Architecture
Key NYC Building Designs, alphabetical:
23 East 22nd Street, Flatiron district
OMA

skyscraper image from OMA
23 East 22nd Street
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56 Leonard Street
Herzog & de Meuron

image © Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, 2008
56 Leonard Street
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200 Greenwich Street, WTC Tower 2
Foster + Partners

image : Foster + Partners
200 Greenwich Street Buildings
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AT&T Building, central Manhattan
Philip Johnson, Architect with John Burgee

photograph : Isabelle Lomholt
AT&T Building : Postmodern architecture
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BLUE Residential Tower, Lower East Side
Bernard Tschumi

photo : Peter Mauss/ESTO
New York residential building
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Dream Downtown Hotel, Chelsea
Handel Architects

photo : Bruce Damonte
Dream Downtown Hotel
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Giorgio Armani, Fifth Avenue
Massimiliano Fuksas Architects

picture courtesy of Studio Fuksas
Giorgio Armani New York
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Hearst Building
Foster + Partners

photograph © Andrew McRae
Hearst Building
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IAC Headquarters, Chelsea
Frank Gehry Architect

picture © 2008 Gehry Partners LLP
IAC Headquarters Manhattan
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LVMH Building
Christian de Portzamparc, Architect

photo : Wade Zimmerman
LVMH Building
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Museum of Modern Art - MoMA project
Yoshio Taniguchi with KPF Architecture

picture © Andrew McRae
MoMA New York
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New Museum of Contemporary Art, SoHo
SANAA architects

photograph from SANAA
Manhattan Art Gallery
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New York Times Building, Manhattan
Renzo Piano / FXFOWLE

photo © Andrew McRae
New York Times headquarters
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Prada Store New York
Rem Koolhaas, Architect / OMA

photo : Armin Linke
Prada New York
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Sperone Westwater Gallery, 257 Bowery
Foster + Partners

image : Foster + Partners
Sperone Westwater Gallery
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The Standard New York
Polshek Partnership

photo © Nikolas Koenig/Hotels AB
The Standard New York
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Time Warner Center
Skidmore Owings & Merrill Architects

photograph © Andrew McRae
Time Warner Center |
World Financial Center, Lower Manhattan
various architects

picture © Andrew McRae
World Trade Center towers |
UN Building : classic Modernist Architecture
Architects : Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer
New York World Trade Centre + Freedom Tower skyscraper, Lower Manhattan
David Childs of SOM Architects; Daniel Libeskind Architects
Lever Building
Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) Architects
Times Square

photograph © Tim Collins
More New York Architecture online soon
New York Office Buildings
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Manhattan Buildings
Useful Links re NYC Architecture:
Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place, Battery Park, New York
Architectural League of New York Urban Planning
457 Madison Avenue, Midtown, New York: Architecture Exhibitions, admission free
Contact: 212-753-1722
NYC Photos
New York State Buildings : Key architecture outside Manhattan
New York Building : Photographs
American Architecture
Buildings / photos for the New York Architecture page welcome:
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New York Architecture : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
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