Lever House

Modernist skyscraper.

Overview

Lever House, using glass and steel, is a 1952 office building in New York, USA.

Core Characteristics

• Glass curtain walls.
• Steel frame, elevated base.
• International Style.

Architectural Connections

• Modern: Mid-20th-century focus.
• Commercial: Office.
• Modernism: Core movement.

Influence and Legacy

Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, it shaped corporate modernism.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Glass Construction (technique), Functionalism (theory), Facade (element), Modernism (movement)