Pei Cobb Freed & Partners designed the redevelopment of the iconic 1271 Avenue of the Americas masterpiece, with central aim the improvement of the building’s energy efficiency and sustainability
Originally developed by the Time & Life Building by Harrison & Abramovitz & Harris Architects and completed in 1959, 1271 Avenue of the Americas illustrates a typology of commercial buildings that embody the transformational ideas and technology of the postwar period of the twentieth century but are now underperforming and facing obsolescence.
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