Seagram Building

1:2000 scale miniature paper model, about 3 inches tall

This modernist skyscraper by Mies van der Rohe is considered one of the finest examples of the International Style. The tower was completed in 1958, featuring novel floor-to-ceiling windows and bronze detailing. Instead of filling the entire site, the building is set back elegantly on a wide plaza, which inspired New York to change its zoning laws to encourage more construction of urban open space.

The Seagram Building is located diagonally across Park Avenue from the Lever House.

Read More:

• Short description of the Seagram Building on Galinsky.com
• The famous Four Seasons restaurant, located on the first floor of the building
• Arch Daily Classics: the Seagram Building
• The fascinating story of how the Mark Rothko murals commissioned for the Seagram Building ended up at London's Tate Modern museum
• The Seagram Building: Building Blocks Series, photographs by Ezra Stoller, published by Princeton Architectural Press (1999)