Walking Tour: Midtown Modernism and the Park Avenue Corridor
Jul 16, 2022
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2022-07-16 13:00:00
2022-07-16 15:30:00
America/New_York
Walking Tour: Midtown Modernism and the Park Avenue Corridor
Meet at southeast corner of Park Avenue & 47th St. (in front of 245 Park Ave.) Park Avenue is the epicenter of Corporate Modernism. During this tour, view Modern masterpieces by Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of SOM, Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building, as well as Modern office buildings by Emery Roth & Sons and others. Also included are a distinguished Art Deco tower, a Morris Lapidus-designed hotel, and late Modern and Postmodern designs by Edward Larrabee Barnes, Philip Joh
Meet at southeast corner of Park Avenue & 47th St. (in front of 245 Park Ave.) 245 Park Avenue New York NY 10017
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue (with Philip Johnson), completed 1958. Photo: Steven Zucker, Smarthistory/Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0.
7/16/22, 1pm - 3:30pm
Location
Meet at southeast corner of Park Avenue & 47th St. (in front of 245 Park Ave.) 2.5 LU / 2.5 HSW
Meet at southeast corner of Park Avenue & 47th St. (in front of 245 Park Ave.)
Park Avenue is the epicenter of Corporate Modernism. During this tour, view Modern masterpieces by Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of SOM, Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building, as well as Modern office buildings by Emery Roth & Sons and others. Also included are a distinguished Art Deco tower, a Morris Lapidus-designed hotel, and late Modern and Postmodern designs by Edward Larrabee Barnes, Philip Johnson, and I. M. Pei.
AIANY Guide: Kyle Johnson, AIA
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Health and Safety Guidelines:
The safety and comfort of our guides and guests is our number one priority. By registering for this tour, you acknowledge and agree to adhere to the following guidelines:
- Face masks will be required for all during remarks made inside. Once outside, vaccinated individuals may remove masks. In accordance with CDC guidelines, unvacccincated guests must please wear a mask throughout the tour.
- Maintaining six feet of distance from the guide and anyone not in your party is strongly encouraged.
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in your guide requesting that you kindly leave the tour group. Refunds will not be provided for tours canceled due to a failure to comply with safety guidelines.
AIANY cannot be held liable and assumes no responsibility for any injury or loss incurred by participants in these programs. Tour is limited to 15 attendees. Walkups cannot be guaranteed a spot on the tour.
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AIA New York
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue (with Philip Johnson), completed 1958. Photo: Steven Zucker, Smarthistory/Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0.
7/16/22, 1pm - 3:30pm
Location
Meet at southeast corner of Park Avenue & 47th St. (in front of 245 Park Ave.) 