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Secretariat tower, United Nations Headquarters, Turtle Bay, New York

RIBA Ref No RIBA45738
Architect/DesignerHarrison, Wallace Kirkman (1895-1981)
Niemeyer, Oscar (1907-2012)
Artist/PhotographerFirley, Eric (1972-)
CountryUnited States
CityNew York
Subject Date1950
Image Date2009
ViewExterior
StyleModern Movement
MediumDigital image
Library ReferenceTinero
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditEric Firley / RIBA Collections
SubjectGlass ; Curtain walling ; Government buildings ; Riverside buildings ; Office buildings ; Reflections ; Skyscrapers ; Public buildings
NOTES; The 18-acre United Nations site on the east side of Midtown Manhattan is officially international territory. The 39-storey Secretariat was the first high-rise building in New York to use the curtain wall, albeit on its east and west elevations. It was designed by an international team which included Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer and Wallace Harrison, and is the centrepiece of the complex which includes an assembly building and library.
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