Seagram Building and its public plaza

The Seagram Building at 375 Park Avenue is a 38-story International Style skyscraper designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson and completed in 1958. It is noted for its bronze-toned façade, minimalist curtain wall, and an open public plaza set back from the street, a design that influenced corporate tower design and zoning incentives in Midtown Manhattan. The building is a designated New York City landmark and a frequently cited example of mid-20th-century modernist architecture.