New York Midtown North Art and Architecture Tour

Situated at the heart of New York City, Midtown and its surrounding neighborhoods are the dynamic epicenter of the metropolis. This locality’s frenetic energy finds physical translation in the dazzling lights of Time Square and the ascendant skyscrapers of the business district. During this Midtown Manhattan Architecture Tour, we will chart the history of Midtown through its architecture, starting with examples from the early twentieth century and culminating with the latest additions to this area’s urban landscape. Among the buildings we will visit and discuss are Grand Central, the Chrysler and Empire State buildings, the Sony Building, Austrian Culture Center, MoMA, Rockefeller Center and many others.

Important Projects Featured on this Tour

Apple Store 5 Avenue, Foster + Partners, 2019
General Motors Building, Edward Durell Stone & Associates, 1967
Bloomberg Tower, César Pelli & Associates, 2004
Lever House, SOM, 1953
Racquet & Tennis Club, McKim Mead & White, 1918
Seagram Building, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe & Philip Johnson, 1958
Citicorp Center, Hugh Stubbins, 1978
GE Building, Raymond Hood, 1933
Sony Building, Philip Johnson, 1983
Louis Vuitton Tower, Christian de Portzamparc, 2003
Rafael Vinoli, 432 Park Avenue Condominiums, 2015
IBM Building, E. Larrabee Barnes, 1982
Steinway Tower, ShoP Architects, 2022
One 57 St, Christian de Portzamparc, 2014
Central Park Tower, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, 2023
University Club, McKim, Mead & White, 1899
MoMA, Yoshio Taniguchi, 2004, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2019
53 West 53, Jean Nouvell, 2007-19
CBS Tower, Aero Saarinen & Associates, 1965
Austrian Cultural Center, Raimund Abraham, 2002
Villard Houses, McKim Mead & White, 1886
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, James Renwick, Jr., 1879
Rockefeller Center, Henry Hofmeister, H.W. Corbett, Raymond Hood, 1930-39
JP Morgan Chase, Norman Foster, 2025
NY Yacht Club, Warren & Wetmore, 1899
Harvard Club, McKim Mead & White, 1894

Languages

Public tours are in English. Private tours are available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, Bulgarian and Catalan.

Scheduled Tour
Times
Sundays at 10am
Tour Length
2 hours
Languages
English Italian Spanish French
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Ivan Shumkov BUILD TOURS offers public tours and custom private tours for groups, companies and individuals to create memorable experiences of New York. Each tour highlights the distinct character of a specific area - weaving history, architecture, art, and design into engaging stories that help our guests experience, understand and connect with New York. We help our guests see, learn and enjoy the New York's architecture in new ways and on a deeper level.