Seagram Building

The 1958 bronze curtain-wall tower and its setback plaza established a model for Midtown office architecture.

The open forecourt treats the street with civic generosity rather than filling the site with a private tower.

A bronze-and-glass grid expresses the structural module, achieving dignity through proportion rather than ornament.

It became an International Style icon and a benchmark for countless later glass boxes.

International Style

Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe