The oldest performing arts center in continuous operation in America, the 93-year-old Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) features a façade that incorporates extraordinary decorative detail in brick, polychrome terra cotta, granite and marble. Working in...
The Cork Factory is one of the most recognizable buildings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Strip District. Designed by the renowned Pittsburgh architect, Frederick Osterling, the imposing Richardson Romanesque-style structures comprise the 440,000-square-foot...
A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture, Buffalo, New York’s City Hall is a soaring structure that has overseen the waters of Lake Erie since 1929. Standing 32 stories high, the building is constructed of carved sandstone and terra cotta, and is comprised of a domed...
44 West 77th Street, located in Manhattan, is a beloved New York City landmark. The 15-story co-op building features a wedding cake terra cotta façade – an extremely ornate style that was popular at the turn of the 20th century. Begun in 1908 and completed in...
The Central Synagogue at 55th and Lexington has long been an important religious site and the center of Jewish cultural life in New York City. Built in 1872 the structure is a rare and opulent example of Moorish Revival architecture. A National Historic...
