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The Citigroup Center (formerly Citicorp Center and also known by its address, 601 Lexington Avenue) is an office skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Built in 1977 for Citibank, it is 915 feet (279 m) tall and has 1.3 million square feet (120,000 m 2) of office space across 59 floors.
Citigroup Center is a Class A office building with hospitality-inspired lobby, pre-built spaces, executive valet service, and health and wellness programming. Located in the heart of Dallas, it offers easy access to major highways and public transportation.
O Citigroup Center é um dos arranha-céus mais altos do mundo, com 278,9 metros (915ft). Edificado na cidade de Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos, foi concluído em 1977, com 59 andares. [ 1]
5 de nov. de 2014 · In a city of skyscrapers of nearly every shape and size, the Citigroup Center on Lexington Avenue is one of New York ’s most unique. Resting on four stilts perfectly centered on each side,...
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The Citigroup Center, originally known as Citicorp Center, is a 59-story skyscraper at 601 Lexington Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It was designed by architect Hugh Stubbins as the headquarters for First National City Bank (later Citibank), along with associate architect Emery Roth & Sons. LeMessurier Associates and...
In May 1978, after the building structure was completed, LeMessurier was designing a similar building with wind braces in Pittsburgh, and a potential contractor questioned the expense of using welded rather than bolted joints. LeMessurier asked his office how the welds went at the Citicorp construction and was then told that bolts had been substitu...
LeMessurier agonized over how to deal with the problem. If the issues were made known to the public, he risked ruining his professional reputation and causing panic in the immediate area surrounding the building and the occupants. LeMessurier considered never bringing the issue up, and he also briefly contemplated committing suicide before anyone e...
Since no structural failure occurred, the work was not publicized until 1995, when a lengthy article appeared in The New Yorker. The 1995 story in The New Yorker described the student as a "young man, whose name has been lost in the swirl of subsequent events" who called LeMessurier saying "that his professor had assigned him to write a paper on th...
According to a case study by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Trust, "many have viewed the actions of LeMessurier as nearly heroic, and many engineering schools and ethics educators now use LeMessurier's story as an example of how to act ethically." However, others have criticized LeMessurier for his lack of oversight that led to the issu...
Morgenstern, Joseph (May 25, 1995). "The Fifty-Nine-Story Crisis". The New Yorker. pp. 45–53.(accessible only once without a subscription)Postal, Matthew A. (December 6, 2016). "Citicorp Center" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial. New York: Monacelli Press. ISBN 1-885254-02-...4 de out. de 2019 · Mais informações. O primeiro arranha-céu curvo seria o edifício mais alto do mundo. Um arranha-céu tropical. Na rua 53 de Nova York, entre a Lexington e a Terceira Avenida, ergue-se a sede da maior...
The Citigroup Center is one of the highest skyscrapers of New York City. This is the home of one of the largest banks in the United States: Citigroup and is one of the most distinguished and imposing building in the skyline of New York. Situation. Located at number 601 Lexington Avenue between street 53 and street 54. Concept
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