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Flatiron Building, Daniel Burnham (1902)
Flatiron Building by Daniel Burnham © David.Clay.Photography CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Empire State Building, Shreve, Lamb and Harmon (1931)
Empire State Building by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon © Axel Tschentscher CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Chrysler Building, William Van Allen (1930)
Chrysler Building by William Van Allen © Saggittarius A CC BY SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright (1959)
Guggenheim Museum by Frank Lloyd Wright © Gunnar Black CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
TWA Terminal, Eero Saarinen & Kevin Roche (1962)
TWA Terminal by Saarinen & Roche © Acroterion CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
AT&T Building, Philip Johnson & John Burgee (1984)
550 Madison Avenue by Johnson & Burgee © David Shinbone CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
New York City High Line, Diller Scofido + Renfro, James Corner Field Operations (2009)
High Line by Diller Scofido + Renfro © Wil Fyfordy CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Jewelbox Building for the Restored Jane’s Carousel, Jean Nouvel (2011)
Jewelbox for Jane’s Carousel, Jean Nouvel © MusikAnimal CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
One World Trade Center, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (2015)
One World Trade Center by SOM © Praneeth Thalla CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Whitney Museum of American Art at Gansevoort, Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Cooper Robertson (2015)
Whitney Museum of American Art, Renzo Piano © Jay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
VIA 57 West, Bjarke Ingels Group (2016)
VIA 57 West by Bjarke Ingels © David.Clay.Photography CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
World Trade Center Transportation Hub, Santiago Calatrava (2016)
The Oculus by Santiago Calatrava © Nadia Eimandoust CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
56 Leonard Street, Herzog & de Meuron (2017)
56 Leonard Street by Herzog & de Meuron © Gatorfan252525 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
520 West 28th, Zaha Hadid Architects (2018)
520 West 28th by Zaha Hadid © Tdorante19 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hunters Point Library, Steven Holl Architects (2019)
Hunters Point Library by Steven Holl © ishmaeldaro CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Apple Store Fifth Avenue, Foster + Partners (2019)
Apple Store Fifth Avenue, Foster + Partners © Jorge Láscar CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
10, 30, 55 Hudson Yards, Kohn Pedersen Fox (2019)
10, 30, 55 Hudson Yards by Kohn Pedersen Fox © Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Vessel Public Landmark, Heatherwick Studio (2019)
Vessel by Heatherwick Studio © Jdforrester CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Little Island Park, Heatherwick Studio & MNLA (2021)
Little Island Park by Heatherwick Studio © Jakub Halun CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Steinway Tower, SHoP Architects (2021)
NYC Skyline with the Steinway Tower (center, background) by SHoP © Wil540 art CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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