<p>This 800' high, the first international style skyscraper building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft, of SOM, for client David Rockefeller with the intention of reviving the Financial District in the 1950s. &nbsp;The bank headquarters features a large public plaza, subway entrances, and an open lobby with many works of commissioned public art.</p>

<p>These are a series of construction photos on the subway concourse which show how the building was built, the sculpture installed and the Noguchi plaza installed. They were taken over a period of three years, building in 1961, plaza in 1964 and dubuffet in 1974.</p>

One Chase Manhattan Plaza

Chase Manhattan Bank Building, designed by architect Gordon Bunschaft, features a 5-story glass wall along 5th avenue, unusual for the time period.  It celebrates the theme of transparency in modern banking, setting it apart from the dark, fortress-like bank buildings of the era.  

One Chase Manhattan Plaza

1960 - Constructed

1960 - Constructed - Images