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The Citicorp Center
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Citicorp Center, "One of the most successful urban schemes in New York in the 1970's"(Dennis Sharp), is located at 601 Lexington Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets. The following article is dedicated to this 280 meter high structure.
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 ?The Citigroup center ?, as the Citicorp Center is also referred to, was designed by Hugh Stubbins & Assoc and was finished in the 1977. This 59-floor building with 102,200 m2 of usable office space is recognized throughout the world, due to its unusual 45-degree roof originally planned as a solar collector. The curtain wall panels are lined with double-glazed reflective glass and heat-reflective aluminum panels enclosed in aluminum frames. In 1978, William LeMessurier discovered that the buildings bolted joints were too weak to resist the wind loads in New York. A construction group was hired to try and repair the fragile structure over the next three months. The document showing the skyscraper's mistakes was called "Project SERENE" and stands for "Special Engineering Review of Events Nobody Envisioned". This mistake was hidden from public eyes for nearly 20 years. See aditional information on the selected links.
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Photos: flourcity.com
Last review: November, 2004 |
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Big Building
Vital statistics and info about how Citicorp Center was constructed and which problems the engineer encountered.
Greatbuildings
Basic information about Citicorp Center including photos.
The Stubbins Associates
Hugh Stubbins & Assoc web page.
Citicorp Center
Citicorp Center New York: Architects, structural engineers, building materials, location and notes.
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