Model, Architect's
Object number96.68.479
Made by
Harrison & Abramovitz
Architect
Wallace Harrison
Architect
Max Abramovitz
Datec. 1950
MediumAluminum; Plexiglas; Paint; Plastic; Wood
Credit LineGift of Alcoa Corporation
DescriptionScale architectural model of Alcoa Building.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 51.625 × 28.125 × 16.5 in. (131.1 × 71.4 × 41.9 cm)Historical NotesConstructed by Harrison & Abramovitz as a model for new Alcoa Corporate headquarters building in downtown Pittsburgh. Donated to HSWP by Alcoa as part of Alcoa collection.Label TextThe Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) built a 30-story skyscraper for its corporate headquarters in the Golden Triangle in 1953. Wallace Harrison designed the building to incorporate aluminum in everything from exterior panels to furniture to electric wires.
Related institution
Aluminum Company of America
(1907 - 1998)
On View
On view
c. 1946
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