Tag: Emery Roth

PODCAST: The Pan Am Building

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date September 12, 2008
5 Comments on PODCAST: The Pan Am Building

Today it’s the Met Life Building. It’s been called the ugliest building in New York City. It sits like a monolith behind one of the city’s most enduring icons Grand Central Terminal. But it’s got some secrets you may not know about. In this podcast, we scale the heights of this misunderstood marvel of modern… Read More

Tags architects, Emery Roth, Grand Central Station, Grand Central Terminal, Madison Square Park, Pan Am Building, Park Avenue, Podcasts

Minoru Yamasaki: The man who made the Twin Towers

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date September 11, 2008
3 Comments on Minoru Yamasaki: The man who made the Twin Towers

In 1962, Minoru Yamasaki was given an improbable, totally ridiculous task. Yamasaki, a Japanese-American architect best known at the time for his modernist designs of airports, university buildings and synagogues, won the World Trade Center job in 1962 over more internationally famous architects. He was paired with the prolific Emery Roth and Sons, who had… Read More

Tags Emery Roth, Port Authority, World Trade Center