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Lever House, New York, United States

1952 · New York, United States

Lever House

An early glass curtain-wall tower on Park Avenue designed by Gordon Bunshaft at SOM.

A low podium and tower composition creates plaza-like open space.

It established an important glass-tower precedent before the Seagram Building.

It is a New York landmark joining corporate headquarters and the International Style.

International Style

Architect Gordon Bunshaft

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