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American Radiator Building
40 West 40th Street, Garment District Manhattan
New York City NY United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1923 | | Finished | 1924 | | Floor Count | 23 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - hotel | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - art deco | | - neo-gothic | | Materials | | - masonry | | - glass | | - gold | | - brick | | - concrete |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 338 ft | | CTBUH | | | | | | | | Top floor | | 305 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
• Architect: Hood & Howells.
• Others: David Chipperfield Architects, Hay Foundry & Iron Works, Hegeman-Harris Co., Philips International Holding Corporation, Weiskopf & Pickworth LLP, Severud Associates.
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• First finished art-deco skyscraper.
• First building in New York City which gained official landmark status.
• The building won the Chicago's Tribune Tower competition at 1st & 2nd place designs, to create a sculptural tower of Raymond Hood's gothic detailing with the Eliel Saarinen's art deco streamlines running-up, which in black would minimize the visual interruption of windows.
• American Radiator's image is reversed at night when glowing windows burn in the dark facade and the crown is lit up.
• A similar design was reinterpreted in Frankfurt at the end of the century with Main Plaza building.
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