Seagram Building, New York, New York (1958)With this sleek, black, glass structure of bronze, Travertine and pink granite, separated from the city streets by an expansive plaza, Mies van der Rohe created the reigning model for modernist skyscrapers in the mid-20th century. Photo 7 of 10 in Buildings That Changed America by Amanda Dameron

Buildings That Changed America

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Seagram Building, New York, New York (1958)With this sleek, black, glass structure of bronze, Travertine and pink granite, separated from the city streets by an expansive plaza, Mies van der Rohe created the reigning model for modernist skyscrapers in the mid-20th century.