Seagram Building, High-rise office building on Park Avenue, Manhattan, United States
The Seagram Building is a high-rise office tower on Park Avenue in Manhattan, standing 157 meters tall with 38 floors. Its facade combines bronze-tinted glass panels with vertical bronze mullions that run along the entire exterior.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson completed the tower in 1958 as the headquarters for the Seagram distillery company following International Style principles. Its design set a new standard for commercial architecture in New York.
The pink-granite plaza with two fountains was not part of Mies's original concept but became a popular gathering spot, prompting New York's 1961 zoning rules that rewarded privately owned public spaces. The building is legally known only by its address, 375 Park Avenue, and was never officially named for Seagram.
Office spaces feature floor-to-ceiling windows with gray topaz glass that reduces sunlight and heat. The public plaza remains open throughout the day and offers a view of the full facade.
The exterior metal beams carry no structural load and were added to reveal the internal steel frame. This solution emerged from fire safety codes that required the load-bearing elements to be covered.
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