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60 Wall Street
Architect: Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo & Associates
Completed: 1988
This Postmodern skyscraper was built for Morgan Bank, which occupied the entire 1.6 million square foot, 47-story tower. 60 Wall Street takes some stylistic cues from the nearby skyscrapers of the 1910s and 1920s. Its granite clad base, columnar form and mansard roof represent a dramatic shift from the minimalist glass and steel clad boxes of the 1950s and 1960s. There was little that could have been done, however, to reduce the visual mass of this behemoth which offered the company very large open areas for trading floors and full-floor departments.
The generously proportioned public hall on the tower's ground floor with shops, food and seating is an amenity provided in exchange for a height bonus allowed by the city zoning law. |
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- Downtown and Wall Street
- Downtown and Wall Street
- Downtown and Wall Street
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