United Nations Secretariat Building
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Identification
Name
United Nations Secretariat Building
Alternative name
UN Headquarters, U.N. Building
Emporis Building Number
114294
Location
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| 405-419 East 42nd Street |
| Side address |
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| Virtual address |
| 750-762 1st Avenue |
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Complex
Block
1354
Neighborhood
District
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State
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
153.93 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
39
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Facade material
glass
marble
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
international style
Usages
Main usages
institutional officeFeatures and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
The UN Headquarters site is officially international territory, not part of the United States - making New York the only state with a hole in it. |
Featured in the movie "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (directed by Blake Edwards, 1976). |
The architects' use of green glass, marble, and bands of metal detailing are modifications to the modern architectural vocabulary. |
Typical of the International Style are its simple, geometric form, the absence of historical references, and its glass curtain wall. |
This skyscraper was the first major International Style building to be constructed in New York. |
The actual design for the building was carried out by an international team of architects under the direction of Wallace Harrison. |
Centerpiece of the UN complex is the Secretariat, a skyscraper based on plans by Le Corbusier, one of the most well-known modern architects. |
Built for an important international organization, this modern complex helped revitalize New York City at the end of the second world war. |
The 18-acre site was donated to the United Nations by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. |
An extensive renovation is planned in the near future that could take up to ten years, temporarily displacing the employees to a new headquarters building to be built in Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Queens. |
Companies involved in this building
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Emporis Premium Companies:
geotechnical engineering:
foundation engineering:
Architect: Wallace K. Harrison, Le Corbusier, Taylor, Soilleux & Overend, Gaston Brunfaut, Oscar Niemeyer, Studio Ernest Cormier, Sven Markelius, Ssu-Ch'eng Liang, Nikolai D. Bassov, Sir Howard Robertson, Julio Vilamajó Other companies: Irwin Cantor & Associates, PC, AK Productions LLC, Arnstein Arneberg |