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Glassopolis

February 22, 2015Architecture, Collections, Manhattanglass, postmodern.

17 State Street (2)

1 Financial Square

55 Water Street Elevated Acre

127 John Street Building

175 Water Street

Sapphire and Emerald (3)

Sapphire and Emerald (2)

3 New York Plaza (2)

Whitehall Ferry Terminal

Sapphire and Emerald

3 New York Plaza

Museum of Jewish Heritage

17 State Street

One Battery Park Plaza

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2 Washington Street

Visionaire

New York is filled with curtain-wall construction. When the light is right, the conjunction of glass, steel and sky can be both playful and striking. The sharp contrasts accentuate buildings’ geometric forms, reducing them to abstract art.

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