“Management would turn on the lights in bare offices just to create the illusion that the building was full, but it didn’t fool anyone. Soon it was nicknamed the 'Empty State Building.' It was that bad.” While speed was the name of the game when it came to raising this great stru...
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Its speculative purpose required that the Empire State Building provide as much rentable office space as could be built. The setbacks mandated by the 1916 Zoning Regulation, while still expressed in the new tower’s form, were countered by the fact that the lot on which the building was situa...
The Empire State Building project was announced in 1929 by former New York governorAl Smith. The group of wealthy investors he fronted were clear in associating the building with his image (the Empire State itself), and Smith was even there at the demolition of the building it would replace ...
To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section. Even in Manhattan—a sea of skyscrapers—the Empire State Building towers over its neighbours. Since its completion in 1931 it has been one of the most iconic architectural landmarks in the United ...
Empire State Building, in central Manhattan, New York City, on Fifth Ave. between 33d St. and 34th St. It was designed by the firm of Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon and built in 1930–31. For many years its 102 stories (1,250 ft/381 m high) made it the
Number of Stories:102 Height:1,250 Feet or 380 Meters Once the world's tallest building for the better part of half a century, today it is the world's 49th tallest building - and the 6th tallest in the Americas. The Empire State building was designed to be the world's tallest buildin...
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The Empire State Building is a skyscraper in New York City, and at the time of its completion was the tallest building in the world. The Empire State Building is known to be the setting of the popular film King Kong's finale, where a giant ape...
The Chrysler Building may be prettier, and One World Trade Center taller, but the queen bee of the New York skyline remains the Empire State Building. NYC…