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The IAC Building, located in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood was designed by Frank Gehry, known for his wild, deconstructive style. Unlike the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, however, the IAC presents a much more conservative, although still unusual face.
Surprisingly, this is Gehry’s first completed building in New York. The sailboat theme was selected by IAC chairman, Barry Diller who made two requests, that the building would be white, and made entirely from glass. These requests presented some major design challenges for Gehry.
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The angles and geometry of the building, some at 150 degrees required a technique called “cold warping” which was done on site. Making the windows white presented another challenge, this was solved by using frits, white enamel dots which are silk screened directly onto the glass. The dots were placed above head height and below waist height to allow office workers to view the Hudson River. Speaking of the office workers, the executive’s offices are all located in the interior of the building while the other offices are allowed to have a view.
This up and coming area has been dubbed “architect’s row” due to the influx of famous architects with new projects there.
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