2. CORPORATE GLAMOR

Symbolic of the transparency, honesty, and confidence of postwar corporate America, SOM’s Lever House (1952) and Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building (1958) are icons that inspired buildings around the world. Reminiscent of 1950s high modernism, a luminous canopy structure houses an after-hours club, juxtaposing the veneer of corporate activity and efficiency against nature and excess.