2006/05/01 by Jayne Merkel · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Engineering · #Geographic Information Systems Studies #Sander #Archipelago #Observatory #Surprise #Skyline #Art history #Archaeology #Deck #History #Geology #Engineering #Sociology #Oceanography
paper · doi:10.1002/ad.276
openalex publication_date 2006/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Abstract Smack dab in the middle of the famous cluster of Manhattan towers, a new tri‐level, indoor‐outdoor observation deck on top of the tallest building in Rockefeller Center (the ge Building) brings visitors close to the surrounding pinnacles with overviews of the New York archipelago. One surprise, as Jayne Merkel explains, is that this sensational tourist site, with a glittery, spiralling, three‐storey entrance, was designed by Michael Gabellini, the New York architect known for pristine boutiques in elegant old buildings, such as the Jil Sander store in the former Royal Bank of Scotland on London's Saville Row. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.