American radiator building

Rising from obscurity with the winning entry in the 1922 Chicago Tribune skyscraper competition, Raymond Hood next created this radical black brick tower he said was inspired in part by the Eliel Saarinen design that took second prize. To avoid the monotony of black window holes that he said made buildings look like waffles, Hood camouflaged the voids with a dark facade, then offset the gloom with gold accents. His modernized gloss on the more historic Gothic style used in the Tribune Tower…

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The wonderful gothic art deco American Radiator Building, New York (now the Bryant Park Hotel) The American Radiator Building (since renamed to the American Standard Building) is a landmark skyscraper located at 40 West 40th Street, in midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was conceived by the architects John Howells and Raymond Hood, and built in 1924 for the American Radiator Company.

The American Radiator Building now renamed the American Standard building Midtown Manhattan New York built in 1924

The American Radiator Building (since renamed to the American Standard Building) is a landmark skyscraper located at 40 West 40th Street, in midtown Manhattan,

The American Radiator Building (since renamed to the American Standard Building) is a landmark skyscraper located at 40 West 40th Street, in midtown Manhattan,

Els colors del American Radiator Building realment destaquen entre el panorama de gris, beix i vidre del Midtown a Manhattan. Vist des del mirador del Empire State Building. --------------------------------- The colours of the American Radiator Building are quite unusual for Midtown skyscrapers, in Manhattan; grey, steel, glass are more usual. Now this building is the American Standart Bldg. Taken from the observation deck in the Empire State Building. www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID068.htm

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