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Geebird & Bamby

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United Nations Headquarters (1950, New York City) by Architect Wallace Harrison

United Nations Headquarters (1950, New York City) by Architect Wallace Harrison

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My late life was ruined […] by the German Bauhaus and its groups of friends who have had a disastrous effect on American architecture.
— Wallace Harrison
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“The U.N. Building” (2009), the Photography of Ben Murphy, available as book

“The U.N. Building” (2009), the Photography of Ben Murphy, available as book

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1960’s postcard: The United Nations Headquarters as seen from Brooklyn, with the Empire State, Chrysler and (then) Pan Am building in the background.

1960’s postcard: The United Nations Headquarters as seen from Brooklyn, with the Empire State, Chrysler and (then) Pan Am building in the background.