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Midtown : Midtown Architecture

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1. Lever House

This 24-story building of glass and steel by Gordon Bunshaft was the first “glass box” in New York.
2. General Electric Building

This 1931 Art Deco building has a clock whose arms grasp at lightning bolts.
3. Chanin Building

One of the great early Art Deco skyscrapers (c.1929) notable for its terra-cotta frieze and bronze band illustrating the theory of evolution.
4. Daily News Building

The Daily News has moved on, but this fine 1930 building is still an Art Deco classic. Step inside and marvel at the revolving globe.
5. Ford Foundation

Considered one of the city’s best modern designs (1967). Every office opens onto a skylit, 12-story atrium with lush landscaping and a pond.
6. Fred F. French Building

Built for the best-known real estate firm of its day, this 1927 building is opulent inside and out. Don’t miss the lobby.
7. Tudor City

Fred R. French created this mock-Tudor enclave, designed to prove that middle-class housing could succeed in Midtown.
8. NY Yacht Club

The window bays of this 1899 private club are the carved sterns of ships, sailing on a sea of sculpted waves.
9. American Standard Building

Raymond Hood’s first New York skyscraper is an ornate black tower built in 1924, now a hotel.
10. Condé Nast Building

The 48-story tower, built in 1999, is striking and environmentally friendly, with photovoltaic cells on the façade and integrated recycling chutes.