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'Lunch atop a skyscraper' reflects how far construction safety standards have come

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Wearing only cloth caps as head protection, the men dwarf the hazy background of 1930s New York City and Central Park. The photograph, which was originally displayed in the New York Herald Tribune on October 2, 1932, was and continues to be a positive and widely admired American symbol.

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Eero Saarinen's CBS 'Black Rock' Manhattan tower gets a gentle overhaul by Vocon and MdeAS

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A $36 million restoration of Eero Saarinen ’s 1964 corporate headquarters for CBS in Manhattan has been announced by New York-based Harbor Group International, LLC (HGI) ahead of the project’s expected completion early this fall.

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KPF reveals supertall Midtown Manhattan tower behind arched windows

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KPF has released new images of a supertall tower currently under construction in Midtown Manhattan. Named 520 Fifth Avenue, the tower rises 1,000 feet to “strike a distinctive presence on the most famous skyline in the world and rub shoulders with distinguished architectural icons,” according to the design team.

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Woods Bagot designs art deco-informed restaurant at Rockefeller Center

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Dim lighting and dark tones define the interiors of the second Smith & Mills restaurant in New York , recently completed by architecture studio Woods Bagot. This would act as a buffer to feel the buzz of the heart of Rock Center diminish, and then be enveloped in our warm amber glow."

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Refik Anadol's Casa Batlló NFT sells for $1.38 million

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A landmark of the Art Nouveau style is on center stage after Refik Anadol ’s NFT of the Casa Batlló sold for $1.38 It was also the lone digital-only lot to sell in the auction house’s marquee New York spring sales events this week. million at Christe’s 21st Century Evening Sale last night.

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Architecture is Awesome: #30 Connecting with Others

SW Oregon Architect

Rockefeller Center (my photo) This is another in my series of posts inspired by 1000 Awesome Things , the Webby Award-winning blog written by Neil Pasricha. The series is my meditation on the awesome reasons why I was and continue to be attracted to the art of architecture.

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Perron-Roettinger’s latest SKIMS popup nods to Rockefeller grandeur

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Rockefeller Center stands as a storied fixture in New York City history, with cultural institutions including Radio City Music Hall and its famous Rockettes within its confines. A new popup The post Perron-Roettinger’s latest SKIMS popup nods to Rockefeller grandeur appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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