MID-CENTURY MODERN

Twin monolithic skyscrapers on The Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. Architect: Wallace K. Harrison.

Apartment tower in Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan.

The Prudential Tower in the Back Bay section of Boston.

The Socony-Mobil Building, also known as 150 East 42nd Street, is a 45-story, 572-foot-tall skyscraper in the Murray Hill and East Midtown neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. It occupies the block bounded by 41st Street, 42nd Street, Lexington Avenue, and Third Avenue.

Architect: Harrison and Abramowitz

High-Rise Hotel on Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.

Neighboring Manhattan high-rises.

The W. R. Grace Building is a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed principally by Architect Gordon Bunshaft, and completed in 1972.

Park Avenue High-Rise.

Windowless facade of white bricks.

Beveled Facade.

Manhattan High-Rise in the Mist. Architect: Gordon Bunshaft.

New Orleans–based architect Albert C. Ledner designed three buildings for the National Maritime Union of America in the 1960s, all white buildings that prominently featured portholes as an architectural feature.

Mid-century Modern faceted facade.

Mid-century modern high-rise in Rome with adjustable sun shades.

Mid-century modern gridded facade of Manhattan high-rise.

Pointed Oval Windows in a Limestone facade.

Apartment Tower Block in the former East Berlin.

Contemporary Building on the High Line in Manhattan.

West facade of the UN building in Manhattan.