Vocabulario de Monumentos Modernos Clave - Edificio Seagram

known by a lot of people

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center

a country in North America that has 50 states

all the rooms of a building that are on the same level

without additional decoration or complexity

pleasingly simple and neat in design, form, or function

a person whose job is designing buildings and typically supervising their construction

to make drawings according to which something will be constructed or produced

a type of hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon, used in construction of buildings, vehicles, etc.

a hard material that is often clear and is used for making windows, bottles, etc.

a reddish-brown alloy made primarily of copper combined with tin, and often small amounts of zinc, nickel, or other metals, to enhance strength and corrosion resistance

related to the most recent time or to the present time

a representative form or pattern

a modernist architectural movement that emerged in the early 20th century, characterized by functionalism, simplicity, and the use of industrial materials such as glass, steel, and concrete

an organization that does business and earns money from it

a large building with many offices, especially belonging to various companies

a public square with room for pedestrians

a structure, often placed in a pool or lake, that pumps a long, narrow stream of water up into the air for decorative purposes

having a lot of value

the study or art of building and designing houses

to have an effect on a particular person or thing

the area just inside the entrance of a public building such as a hotel, etc.

a type of hard smooth rock that is mostly white in color and has colored lines, which is used as building material or in making statues

to take pleasure or find happiness in something or someone

a structure or a place that is historically important

to go somewhere for a short time, especially to see something

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

having a particular color other than black or white

a harsh, bright light that is more intense than what the eyes are used to, often causing discomfort