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1954–1958

The Skyscraper as Discipline

Seagram Building

Bronze-and-glass Seagram Building set behind its granite plaza.
The Seagram Building, New York.Jo Baert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source record

The Moment

Structure, proportion, materials and urban setback were reduced to a highly disciplined language.

The Rethink

Modern architecture could become a system of restraint rather than ornament.