Herzog & de Meuron and PBDW Architects Complete 'Quasi-Invisible' Renovation of Breuer Building for Sotheby's Manhattan Headquarters
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Architecture firms Herzog & de Meuron and PBDW Architects have completed a renovation of Marcel Breuer's brutalist 945 Madison Avenue building in Manhattan, transforming it into Sotheby's new headquarters. The renovation is described as 'quasi-invisible,' aiming to preserve the iconic 1966 building originally designed for the Whitney Museum of American Art while updating interiors for modern auction house use. The project respects Breuer's original brutalist design while adapting the space for Sotheby's operations.
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Herzog & de Meuron and PBDW Architects aimed to preserve the building, which was built in 1966 for New York's Whitney Museum of American Art, while updating the interiors to make them
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and local studio PBDW Architects have completed a 'quasi-invisible' renovation
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