592 Fifth Avenue
Posted on January 13, 2016 by — No Comments
A rare example of a relatively recent high-style design fallen far from grace: 592 Fifth Avenue, originally a 1911 Carrere & Hastings building, was reclad in 1964 in the luxurious proto-Post Modern mode established by architects such as Edward Durrell Stone and Phillip Johnson. The most infamous example of the style, Stone’s former museum building… Continue reading
254 Fifth Avenue
Posted on March 3, 2015 by — No Comments
It would be easy to dismiss 254 Fifth Avenue out of hand as another half-witted mid-20th century recladding job, similar to 240 or 253 Fifth, yet closer examination of this 1947 design reveals intriguing details. Although the style in the Madison Square North Historic District’s designation report is given tersely as “none” and the name… Continue reading