Breuer Building, New York

£40.00

Breuer Building, New York

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A Brutalist icon, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

Breuer Building, New York

Name: Breuer Building, New York
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_033
Price: 40.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£40.00

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Bring New York's quiet heavyweight home in hand-cast concrete. Whether you climbed its stairs to a gallery or passed it on Madison Avenue, honour a building that is pure sculpture.

Made to order and shipped within 30 days

Designed and made in my UK studio

Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift

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All Spaceplay models are made to order and are usually made and posted within 30 days.

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Returns

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Building Information

Location: Madison Avenue, New York City, USA
Architect: Marcel Breuer with Hamilton P. Smith
Completed: 1966
Status: Still in use as a museum space

Brief Overview:
Known originally as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Breuer Building is one of Marcel Breuer’s most celebrated works. Its distinctive inverted ziggurat form and raw concrete construction embodied the Brutalist aesthetic in an institutional context. It remains a cultural and architectural landmark of New York City.

Making my concrete model

Breuer Building, New York

If you've walked up Madison Avenue and looked up at its stepped overhang, this Breuer Building miniature concrete model will feel familiar. Marcel Breuer designed the 1966 building with Hamilton P. Smith, originally for the Whitney Museum of American Art. It steps out over the street in an inverted ziggurat of granite-clad concrete, with trapezoidal windows staring back at the Upper East Side. This concrete model of the Breuer Building captures that top-heavy form at 5.5cm, a small concrete sculpture for a desk, bookshelf or studio table. It's made for New Yorkers, museum-goers, Breuer fans and lovers of American Brutalist architecture, and it's a sophisticated gift for someone who loves art and architecture equally. Pair it with the Pirelli Building model, also by Breuer. Each one is hand-cast in solid concrete.