The Architects' Building at 101 Park Avenue served as home to many of the designers of New York's early skyscrapers. Their work is celebrated with a series of twenty bronze panels set into the surrounding sidewalks. Each bronze panel is a detailed portrait of the buildings designed at this site; Lincoln Building crown, NY Central Building, G.E. Building, French Building entrance, Chrysler Building crown and entrance, 101 Park Avenue, Citicorp Center.
The embedded series of bronze reliefs celebrate the rich architectural heritage of the commercial properties in the Grand Central Partnership district. At the site, once stood "The Architects` Building", home to many of the designers of the structures depicted in the plaques. This commemorative project seeks to re-establish the historic link. It was made possible through the leadership and generosity of HJ Kalikow and Co., and the Grand Central Partnership. The bronze reliefs are by Gregg LeFevre a sculptor from New York City, assisted by James Owens of Boston.
The project sought to commemorate the architectural legacy of midtown Manhattan
The reliefs embedded in the sidewalk around 101 Park Ave
Designated to preserve an irregular district of 440 buildings on 28 blocks and parts of blocks, from roughly 15th Street to 24th Street and from Park Avenue South to west of the Avenue of the Americas.
Citicorp Center, E53rd St
GE Building with the Chrysler Building, Lexington Ave
Graybar Building, Lexington Ave
The plaques are set in bronze
French Building and Chrysler Building, 5th Ave
Helmsley with the PanAm Building
PanAm Building
GE Building, Lexington Ave
Bowery Savings Bank, E44th St
Chrysler Building, Lexington Ave
The project is a collaboration between Kalikow & Co. and Grand Central Partnership
French Building, 5th Ave
Plaque describing the bronze relief project by Gregg LeFevre
News Building, E42nd St
The site was once home to the Architects' Building