“This building, a
standard commercial solution of the curtain-wall structure, demonstrates the
use of an unconventional, lightweight material – aluminum – for the outer
skin. The spandrel sections are
stamped aluminum panels, standardized in size, shape and pattern, prefabricated
at the factory, installed quickly and easily at the site. (It is possible for a building of this
type to be completely faced with such panels in as little as five days.) The stamped pattern makes the material
rigid and prevents the uneven, wavy highlights that would ordinarily be visible
on a flat metal surface. In this
case, the design is an efficient but routine solution.”
- “Four Walking Tours of Modern Architecture in
New York City,” The Museum of Modern Art and the Municipal Art Society of New
York, Prepared by Ada Louise Huxtable; Distributed by Doubleday & Company,
Inc., Third Printing 1966.
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