New York Upper West Side Art and Architecture Tour

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Situated between Central park and the Hudson River, the Upper West Side of Manhattan is home of some of the most prestigious academic and cultural buildings in the city.

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Description

Situated between Central park and the Hudson River, the Upper West Side of Manhattan is home of some of the most prestigious academic and cultural buildings in the city. This is one of the prominent residential areas in the city, situated in between the parks and well connected by subway. Projects featured on this Upper West Side Architecture Tour include Lincoln Center for the Arts, Hears Tower by Foster and Partners, VIA W57 by Bjarke Ingels Group, Fordham University School of Law, St Jones Cathedral, Columbia University and its many buildings. Famous buildings featured on this tour: Time Warner Center, David Childs (SOM), 2004 LVMH Building, Christian de Portzamparc, 1999 Museun of Arts and Design, Allied Works Architecture, 2008 15 Central Park West, Robert Stern Architects, 2008 Foster + Partners, Hearst Tower, 2006 VIA West 57, Bjarke Ingels Grop, 2016 Fordham University School of Law, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, 2014 Lincoln Center Redesign, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2011 Vivian Beaumont Theater, Eero Saarinen, 1965 Avery Fisher Hall, Max Abramovitz, 1962 Metropolitan Opera House, Wallace Harrison, 1966 NY City Ballet, Phillip Johnson, 1964 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Gordon Bunshaft Alice Tally Hall, Pietro Belluschi, Diler Scofidio+ Renfro, 2011 American Museum of Natural History, Mould, Vaux & Post, 1887, Polshek Architects, Studio Gang, 2023 Columbia University Campus, McKim Mead White, 1896 Alfred Lerner Hall, Bernard Tschumi, 1999 Columbia Northwest Building, Rafael Moneo, 2010 Diana Center Bernard College, Weiss Manfredi, 2010 Columbia Manhattanville campus, Renzo Piano, 2017 Columbia Medical Center, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2016 Columbia Business School, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2022