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St. Paul’s Chapel, Thomas McBean (1764-1766)

St. Pauls Chapel by Thomas McBean © ajay_suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

New York City Hall, Joseph-François Mangin and John McComb Jr.(1803-1812)

New York City Hall by Joseph-François Mangin and John McComb Jr. © Momos CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Federal Hall National Memorial (U.S. Custom House), Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis (1834-1842)

Federal Hall National Memorial by Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis © Arild Vågen CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Cooper Union Foundation Building, Frederick A. Peterson (1853-1859)

Cooper Union Foundation Building by Frederick A. Peterson © David Shankbone CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Central Park Bethesda Terrace, Calvert Vaux (1859-1863)

Central Park Bethesda Terrace by Calvert Vaux © Ahodges7 CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Dakota, Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (1880-1884)

The Dakota by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Potter Building, Norris G. Starkweather (1883-1886)

Potter Building by Norris G. Starkweather © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

New York & New Jersey Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building (BellTel Lofts), Rudolphe L. Daus (1896-1898)

New York and New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph Company Building by Rudolphe L. Daus © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Gould Memorial Library; McKim, Mead & White (1895-1900)

Brooklyn Community College Gould Memorial Library by McKim, Mead & White © Fatih Ergun CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Flatiron Building, Daniel Burnham of Burnham & Root (1902)

Flatiron Building by Daniel Burnham © Tony-Hisgett CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Algonquin Hotel, Goldwin Starrett (1901-1902)

Algonquin Hotel by Goldwin Starrett © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

New York Stock Exchange, George B. Post, Trowbridge & Livingston (1903, 1922)

New York Stock Exchange by George B. Post © Igge CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Asonia, Paul Emile Duboy (1899-1904)

Ansonia by Paul Emile Duboy photo by Jim.henderson (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Morgan Library, Annex, and Expansion; McKim, Mead & White; Benjamin Wistar Morris; Renzo Piano (1902-1906, 1928, 2006)

Morgan Library by McKim, Mead & White, et al © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fraunces Tavern Reconstruction, William H. Mersereau (1906-1907)

Fraunces Tavern Reconstruction by William H. Mersereau photo by Jim.henderson (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, Cass Gilbert (1900-1907)

Alexander Hamilton Custom House by Cass Gilbert © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Staple Street Skybridge, Robertson & Potter (1907)

Staple Street Skybridge by Robertson & Potter © Chris Cook CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Dime Savings Bank Brooklyn, Mowbray & Uffinger (original), Halsey, McCormack & Helmer (expansion) (1906-1908, 1931-1932)

Dime Savings Bank Brooklyn by Mowbray & Uffinger, et al © Daderot CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Metropolitan Life Tower, Pierre L. LeBrun of Napoleon LeBrun & Sons (1905-1909)

Metropolitan Life Tower by Pierre L. LeBrun of Napoleon LeBrun & Sons © Ryan Pflaum CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Bryant Park Bathroom, Carrère and Hastings (1911)

Bryant Park Bathroom by Carrere & Hastings © Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Woolworth Building, Cass Gilbert (1910-1913)

Woolworth Building by Cass Gilbert © Tony Hisgett CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

American Radiator Building (Bryant Park Hotel), Raymond Hood and André Fouilhou (1923-1924, 1936-1937)

American Radiator Building by Raymond Hood © Elmschrat Coaching38 CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, York & Sawyer (1921-1924)

Federal Reserve Bank of New York by York & Sawyer © Rudolphous CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Barclay Vesey Building, Ralph Walker of McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin (1923-1927)

Barclay Vesey Building by Ralph Walker © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fred F. French Building, H. Douglas Ives with Sloan & Robertson (1927)

French Building by Sloan & Robertson © Tony Hisgett CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Graybar Building, Sloan & Robertson (1925-1927)

Graybar Building by Sloan & Robertson © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Beekman Tower, Jonh Mead Howells (1927-1928)

Beekman Tower by Jonh Mead Howells © Jim.henderson CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Bresford, Emery Roth (1928-1929)

The Beresford by Emery Roth © Ad Meskens CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Chanin Building, Sloan & Robertson (1927-1929)

Chanin Building by Sloan & Robertson © ajay_suresh CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Helmsley Building (New York Central Building), Warren & Wetmore (1927-1929)

Helmsley Building by Warren & Wetmore photo by Jim.henderson (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Walker Tower, Ralph Thomas Walker, CentraRuddy (1929, 2013)

Walker Tower Chelsea by Ralph Thomas Walker © Jim.henderson CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Daily News Building, Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells, Harrison & Abramovitz (1928-1930, 1957-1960)

Daily News Building by Raymond Hood © ajay_suresh 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

Western Union Building, Ralph Walker (1928-1930)

Western Union Telegraph by Ralph Walker © Shiny Things CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

San Remo, Emery Roth (1929-1930)

San Remo by Emery Roth © DXR 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

General Electric Building (570 Lexington Avenue), Cross & Cross (1931)

General Electric Building by Cross & Cross © ajay_suresh CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Museum of Modern Art, Philip L. Goodwin and Edward Durell Stone, Yoshio Taniguchi, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (1937-1939, 2004, 2019)

Museum of Modern Art by Philip L. Goodwin and Edward Durell © Colin W CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Rockefeller Center (19 Buildings), Raymond Hood & Associated Architects (1930-1940)

Rockefeller Center by Raymond Hood © David Shankbone CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Erasmus Hall High School, Charles B.J. Snyder (1905-1940)

Erasmus Hall High School by Charles B.J. Snyder © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Rockefeller Guest House, Philip Johnson (1949-1950)

Rockefeller Guest House by Philip Johnson © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Lever House, Skidmore, Owings & Merril (1950-1952)

Lever House by SOM © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Seagram Building, Philip Johnson and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1956-1958)

Seagram Building by Philip Johnson © Ken Ohyama CC BY-SA 2.0 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

Bronx Community College Begrisch Hall, Marcel Breuer (1956-1961)

Boston Community College Begrisch Hall by Marcel Breuer © Kristen Ruller CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

TWA Terminal, Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche (1962)

TWA Terminal by Saarinen & Roche © Acroterion CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fashion Institute of Technology Nagler Hall Dormitory, DeYoung & Moscowitz (1962)

FIT Nagler Hall Dormitory by DeYoung & Moscowitz © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Met Life Building (Pan Am Building), Pietro Belluschi, Walter Gropius, & Emory Roth (1959-1963)

Met Life Building by Pietro Belluschi, Walter Gropius, & Emory Roth © Mike Peel CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

811 Tenth Avenue (AT&T Switching Center), Kahn & Jacobs (1964)

811 Tenth Avenue by Kahn & Jacobs © frog17 CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Kips Bay Plaza Towers, I.M. Pei (1960-1965)

Kips Bay Plaza by I.M. Pei © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

CBS Building, Eero Saarinen (1961-1965)

CBS Building by Eero Saarinen © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Breuer Building (MET Breuer, Whitney Museum), Marcel Breuer (1964-1966)

Breuer Building by Marcel Breuer © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Ford Foundation, Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo (1964-1967)

Ford Foundation Building by Kevin Roche © ajay_suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

NYU University Village, I.M. Pei (1964-1967)

NYU University Village by I.M. Pei © Eden, Janine and Jim CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral; Steinman, Cain & White with Edward Utudjian (1958-1968)

St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral by Steinman, Cain & White © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Five Manhattan West, Davis Brody (original), REX (renovation) (1969, 2017)

5 Manhattan West by Davis Brody Bond © Hugo L. González CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, Pietro Belluschi, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (1969, 2009)

Alice Tully Hall by Diller Scofido + Renfro © Ajay-Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, Alfred Easton Poor and Kahn & Jacobs (1963-1969)

Jacob K. Javits Federal Building by Alfred Easton Poor and Kahn & Jacobs © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

NYU Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, Philip Johnson and Richard Foster (1967-1972)

NYU Bobst Library by Philip Johnson © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

World Trade Center Towers 1 & 2, Minoru Yamasaki (1968-1972, 1969-1973)

World Trade Center by Minoru Yamasaki photo by Carol M. Highsmith (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Powell State Office Building, Ifill Johnson Hanchard (1967-1973, 2014-2016)

Powell State Office Building by Ifill Johnson Hanchard © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

One Police Plaza, Gruzen & Partners (1963-1974)

One Police Plaza by Gruzen & Partners © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

AT&T Long Lines Building, John Carl Warnecke (1969-1974)

AT&T Long Lines Building by John Carl Warnecke © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Tracey Towers East & West, Paul Rudolph (1972-1974)

Tracey Towers by Paul Rudolph © ReallyMysteriousQuestionMark CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Waterside Plaza Towers; Davis, Brody & Associates (1971-1974)

Waterside Plaza Towers by Davis Brody © Eden, Janine and Jim CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

River Park Towers; Davis, Brody & Associates (1975)

River Park Towers by Davis Brody © Perfect Proposal CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Citygroup Center, Hugh Stubbins with Emory Roth (1974-1977)

Citygroup Center by Hugh Stubbins with Emory Roth © Choinowski CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Hugh Stubbins and Easley Hamner with Massimo Vignelli (interior) (1976-1977)

St. Peters Lutheran Church by Hugh Stubbins © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fashion Institute of Technology Pomerantz and Goodman Centers; De Young, Moscowitz & Rosenberg (1977)

FIT Pomerantz & Goodman Centers by De Young, Moscowitz & Rosenberg © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fashion Institute of Technology David Dubinsky Student Center; De Young, Moscowitz & Rosenberg (1977)

FIT David Dubinsky Student Center by De Young, Moscowitz & Rosenberg © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

AT&T Building (Sony Building), Philip Johnson & John Burgee (1984)

550 Madison Avenue by Johnson & Burgee © David Shinbone CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Scholastic Building, Aldo Rossi (1997)

Scholastic Building by Aldo Rossi © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Hearst Tower, Norman Foster of Foster + Partners (2003-2006)

Hearst Tower by Foster + Partners © Dreamword CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Cooper Union New Academic Building (41 Cooper Square), Thom Mayne of Morphosis (2006-2009)

Cooper Union New Academic Building by Thom Mayne © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The High Line, Diller Scofido + Renfro, James Corner Field Operations (2009)

The High Line by Diller Scofido + Renfro © Wil Fyfordy CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Standard Hotel, Ennead Architects (2009)

The Standard Hotel by Ennead Architects © Kidfly182 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Jane’s Carousel Jewelbox Building, Jean Nouvel (2011)

Jewelbox for Jane’s Carousel by Jean Nouvel © MusikAnimal CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Bronx Community College North Hall and Library, Robert A.M. Stern (2012) 

Bronx Community College North Hall and Library by Robert A.M. Stern © GertBoers CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Barclays Center, SHoP Architects (2012)

Barclays Center by SHoP Architects © AEMoreira042281 CC BY-SA 3.0 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, Renzo Piano with Cooper Robertson (2015)

Whitney Museum of American Art by Renzo Piano © Jay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

432 Park Avenue, Rafael Viñoly (2011-2015)

New York skyline with 432 Park Avenue by Rafael Vinoly © Percival Kestreltail CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Spring Street Salt Shed, Dattner Architects (2012-2015)

Spring Street Salt Shed by Dattner Architects © Jim.henderson CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

170 Amsterdam Avenue, Handel Architects (2013-2015)

170 Amsterdam Avenue by Handel Architects © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 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 (2017)

520 West 28th by Zaha Hadid © Tdorante19 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

American Copper Buildings, SHoP Architects (2014-2018)

American Copper Building by SHoP Architects © Dr. Bernd Gross 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 by 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

The Vessel, Heatherwick Studio (2019)

The Vessel by Heatherwick Studio © Jdforrester CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Shed, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (2015-2019)

The Shed by Diller Scofido + Renfro © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Central Park Tower, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill (2014-2020)

Central Park Tower by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill © Percival Kestreltail CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

One Vanderbilt, Kohn Pedersen Fox (2016-2020)

One Vanderbilt by Kohn Pedersen Fox © Percival Kestreltail CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Smile, Bjarke Ingels Group (2017-2020)

The Smile Residential Building by Bjarke Ingles Group © Urahoneza CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Little Island Park, Heatherwick Studio and MNLA (2021)

Little Island Park (center) by Heatherwick Studio © Jakub Halun CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

111 West 57th Street (Steinway Tower), SHoP Architects (2021)

NYC Skyline with the Steinway Tower by SHoP Architects © Wil540 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

130 William, David Adajaye (2018-2022)

130 William by David Adjaye © Kidfly182 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

425 Park Avenue, Foster + Partners (2015-2022)

425 Park Avenue by Foster + Parters © ajay_suresh CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Brooklyn Tower, SHoP (2018-2022)

Brooklyn Tower by SHoP Architects © Kidfly182 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Eagle + West, OMA (2022)

Eagle West Greenpoint by OMA © Kidfly182 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Spiral, Bjarke Ingles Group (2018-2023)

The Spiral by Bjarke Ingles Group © Percival Kestreltail CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, Studio Gang (2019-2023)

Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation by Studio Gang © Zeete CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Columbia University Campbell Sport Center, Stephen Holl (2023)

Columbia University Campbell Sports Center by Steven Holl © Kenneth C Zirkel CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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