The Metlife Building: A Changing Aesthetic

In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks, architectural sensibilities are changing.

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October 8, 2001, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In 1963 the Pan Am Building, just north of Grand Central Terminal, was to many critics one of the biggest and ugliest things on the Manhattan skyline. Today, as workers are cleaning and restoring the white facade of what is now the MetLifeBuilding, there are signs that a new generation is re-examining that decades-old verdict."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: The MetLife Building, Originally the Pan Am Building Critics Once Called It Ugly; Now They're Not Sure

Sunday, October 7, 2001 in The New York Times

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