488 Madison Avenue
- Architect
- Emery Roth & Sons
- Year
- 1950
- Style
- International Style
- City
- Manhattan, NY
488 Madison Avenue, known as the Look Building for its original tenant, the magazine Look, is a 25-story International Style office tower on Madison Avenue between 51st and 52nd Streets. It was designed by Emery Roth & Sons and built from 1948 to 1950 by developer Uris Brothers as a speculative office building, with no anchor tenant secured until Look signed its lease in late 1949.
the building
White brick and aluminum facade. The exterior is faced in white brick banded with horizontal strips of aluminum windows, with curved walls connecting the building's three sides and setbacks stepped in to comply with the 1916 Zoning Resolution.
the style
International Style (c. 1925–1975): Glass walls hung on exposed steel or concrete grids: weightless, ornament-free, and endlessly repeatable.
More on International Stylesignificance
The building is a National Register of Historic Places listing, a New York City Landmark, and a New York State Register of Historic Places listing.
nearby
- Saint Patrick's Cathedral Complex
- Cartier Building
- 647 Fifth Avenue Building
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- Saks Fifth Avenue