9 West 57th Street, Solow Building, New York, Architect, Photo, SOM, Design, Picture
SOM Building New York : 9 West 57th Street
Manhattan Office High-rise, Midtown, NY – design by SOM, architects
Jul 6 + 5, 2016
Solow Building New York City
Solow Building – 9 West 57th Street
Design: Gordon Bunschaft, SOM Architects
Tower images from 24 Jun – 2 Jul 2016 © Adrian Welch:
West 57th St building street facade:
West 57th Street Building:
building entry:
Jun 15, 2007
9 West 57th Street
Office Tower, New York City, USA
Date built: 1974
Design: Gordon Bunschaft of Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects (SOM Architects)
photo © Andrew McRae, 2007
photos © Andrew McRae, 2007
This Manhattan skyscraper is also known as the Solow Building
49 storeys, 672 ft high
The tower features a concave vertical slope for lighting.
This NYC skyscraper designs is similar to W. R. Grace Building because the initial, rejected façade design for the 9 West 57th Street Building was used in the design for the W. R. Grace Building.
9 West 57th Street architects: SOM
Location: New York City, USA
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