Lever House
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Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential and seminal glass box International Style skyscraper, and holds the distinction of being the first curtain wall in New York City. The building features an innovative courtyard and public space. Most of the headquarters of the corporations on and around Park Avenue adopted this style of building, but none quite matched its sleekness and innovative design. Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building across Park Avenue is arguably equal in quality.
Public art space
Since the completion of the Lever House renovation, the building's plaza and lobby have been used as a gallery for the Lever House Art Collection. Exhibitions have included such works as "Virgin Mother" by Damien Hirst, "The Hulks" by Jeff Koons as well as several sculptures by Keith Haring.
