...Known for its clear and functional design and urban planning for high-density areas. Rockefeller II, who aimed to create a "city within a city," commissioned the design by Wallace Kirkman Harrison (1895-1981) and others, and it was completed in 1947 after 16 years of work, around the time of the Great Depression. Thirteen buildings, clad in limestone and with a uniform exterior, are lined up on three sides of a long, narrow plaza, forming a harmonious group of buildings. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Harrison, WK" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…明快で機能的な設計,高密地域の都市計画で知られる。〈都市の中の都市づくり〉をめざすロックフェラー2世がハリソンWallace Kirkman Harrison(1895‐1981)らに設計を依頼し,大不况時代と相前後し16年間をかけて1947年に完成。石灰岩を貼り外観を統一した13棟が,細長いプラザの三方を囲んで建ち並び,調和のとれた建築群を構成。… ※「Harrison,W.K.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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