No design in recent years has given firmer shape to this idea than Christian de Portzamparc's LVMH Tower at 19-21 East 57th Street. Described by Mr. Portzamparc as an homage to the city of glass, the 23-story tower features a faceted glass skin that unfolds like a crystal flower. While the tower can't possibly be mistaken for an International Style skyscraper, LVMH responds to the context of the mythical New York where modernity took root. And it is the first blossom that this root has sent forth in many years. So here's my holiday toast to our great city.
Architecture is back.
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