AT&T Building

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The AT&T Building is a landmark postmodern skyscraper in New York City, renowned for its Chippendale-style broken pediment top and its influential role in 1980s architectural design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
office building
postmodern building
skyscraper
architect John Burgee
Philip Johnson
architecturalFeature Chippendale-style broken pediment top
architecturalStyle postmodern architecture
borough Manhattan
cityLandmarkStatus New York City Landmark
completionDate 1984
considered icon of postmodern architecture
country United States
criticizedFor departure from modernist glass-and-steel aesthetic
currentName 550 Madison Avenue
developer AT&T
floorCount 37
formerName AT&T Building
Sony Tower
hasAtrium yes
hasPublicSpace privately owned public space
hasRenovation yes
height 197 meters
647 feet
influencedBy historicist architecture
landmarkDesignationBy New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
landmarkDesignationYear 2018
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
United States
locatedOn Madison Avenue
material granite cladding
neighborhood Midtown Manhattan
notableFor Chippendale-style broken pediment top
influential role in 1980s architectural design
postmodern design
openingDate 1984
originalOwner AT&T
partOf Midtown Manhattan skyline
linked to: Midtown Manhattan
primaryFunction corporate offices
renovationStart 2010s
roofShape broken pediment
startDate 1978
streetAddress 550 Madison Avenue
use commercial offices

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Philip Johnson notableWork AT&T Building
AIA Twenty-five Year Award hasRecipient AT&T Building (550 Madison Avenue)
linked to: AT&T Building
Sony Tower formerName AT&T Building
AT&T Building formerName AT&T Building
Johnson/Burgee Architects designed AT&T Building, New York City
linked to: AT&T Building
Johnson/Burgee Architects notableWork AT&T Building, New York City
linked to: AT&T Building
John Burgee notableWork AT&T Building, New York City
linked to: AT&T Building
550 Madison Avenue formerName AT&T Building
Philip Johnson and Associates notableWork AT&T Building, New York City
linked to: AT&T Building