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Gordon Bunshaft's Lever House

Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Lever House, 1951-52
(390 Park Avenue, NYC)

Speakers: Dr. Matthew A. Postal, Dr. Steven Zucker

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Bunshafts Lever House

New York, United States
1952

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