Seagram building

Quick Facts

City	New York
Country	USA
Year	1954 - 1958
Height	157,3m / 516ft
Floors	38

Realisation

Architect	Mies van der Rohe Philip Johnson
Developer	Joseph Seagram's & Sons

Building Info

Name	Seagram building
Category	Office Building
Materials	steel structure bronze-tinted glass
Address	375 Park Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets

Notes

First building in New York by Mies van der Rohe.
The Seagram Building's plaza led to changes in the zoning law in 1961 allowing developers extra height in exchange for more public space.

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Seagram Building