New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Arch plan and section
Ricardo Bofill
Spanish, born 1939
1985
A precise architectural drawing in graphite and colored pencil that imagines a monumental, gateway-like facade and accompanying floor plans for a proposed New York tower, aiming to fuse classical monumentality with contemporary program.
A solitary, temple-like arch sits centered on the page, its layered, rusticated blocks described by fine hatching and pale color washes and set against vast white space so that proportion and surface texture become the main event.
The work exemplifies Ricardo Bofill’s postmodern strategy of reworking classical archetypes into modern architecture, making visible a way to marry historical monumentality with modular, late‑20th‑century urban design.
Medium
Graphite and colored pencil on print
Dimensions
37 7/8 x 37 7/8" (96.2 x 96.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Accession
388.1985
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