Located at 375 Park Avenue in New York City, the Seagram Building, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is one of the most influential towers of the 20th century. Completed in 1958, it set new standards for proportion, material honesty, and corporate modernism, becoming a model for the modern high-rise.

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This project examines the building’s architectural and technical systems through a contemporary lens — documenting how structure, envelope, and services were integrated into a cohesive, minimalist whole. The analysis encompasses construction methods, spatial organization, structure, core layout, façade performance, and mechanical systems, highlighting the innovation behind its precision and clarity.

 

Through drawings, diagrams, and data, the study translates Mies’ design principles — “less is more” — into measurable logic, revealing how simplicity became both an aesthetic and structural discipline.

 

Research Project | September 2025