Skyscaper Abstract # 7 - The Grace Building
by Allen Beatty
Title
Skyscaper Abstract # 7 - The Grace Building
Artist
Allen Beatty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The W. R. Grace Building is a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed principally by Gordon Bunshaft, and completed in 1974.[1] The building was commissioned by the W.R. Grace Company, and was also used by the Deloitte & Touche, LLP.
The building is located at 1114 Sixth Avenue, but the main entrance is on 42nd Street, between 5th and 6th. It overlooks Bryant Park and the New York Public Library's main branch. The building size has approximately 1,518,000 rent-able square feet, and sits on a site approximately 100 x 442 feet.
One of the notable aesthetic attributes of the building is the concave vertical slope of its north and south facades, on 42nd and 43rd Street. This is similar to another of Bunshaft's creations, the Solow Building, which is no coincidence, as he had used the initial, rejected façade design for that building in his design for the Grace Building. The exterior of the building is covered in white travertine, which forms a contrast against the black windows and makes the building appear brighter than those surrounding it.
Here we see a view looking straight up from the entrance.
This image is Featured in the following FAA groups:
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November 2nd, 2017
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Allen Beatty
Jannice, thank you very much for the Home page Feature in the Architecture -Automotive -Sports Group
Allen Beatty
Bob, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Your Very Best Photography Group
Allen Beatty
Nader, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Only Doors and Windows Photography Group
Johanna Hurmerinta
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fantastic photo is featured on the home page of Mind-blowing Photography. LF.
Allen Beatty replied:
Johanna, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Mind Blowing Photography Group
Allen Beatty
Judy, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the USA Photographers Only Group
Allen Beatty
John, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Images That Excite You Group
Allen Beatty
Romuald, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Arts Fantastic World Group