Watergate, Washington, D.C. Luigi Moretti, Principal Architect; Corning, Moore, Elmore & Fischer, Associate Architects; Boris Timchenko, Landscape Architect 1964-1971. Mixed use hotel, apartment (co-op), office, retail, restaurant. Recently declared a D.C. Historic Landmark by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board.

See more photographs and download the landmark nomination on our Watergate page.

The Group Residence for Young Adults at 217 East 87th Street (Horace Ginsbern & Assoc., Architects: 1968) The Friends of the Upper East Side Historic District is leading a campaign to raise awareness of modern buildings in New York. This demolition highlights the need for the designation of modern structures in the city. More on this story... About The Building: "The Group Residence for Young Adults was built by the Jewish Board of Guardians as a nondenominational home and school for troubled teens. It is a rare example of New Brutalist architecture in Manhattan. It echoes Le Corbusier’s pioneering treatment of raw concrete, or "béton brut," in the 1950’s at such works as the Convent of La Tourette near Lyon, France. Brutalist design incorporated a new philosophy toward materials, rejecting the International Style’s "veneer-like" treatment of facades in favor of celebrating the textured quality and dynamic massing that can be achieved through the plasticity of concrete. Horace Ginsbern & Associates Architects received a certificate of merit for the project from the New York Association of Architects in 1969."

View the fantastic on-line version of the Friends recent modern exhibit:
Modern Architecture on the Upper East Side: Landmarks of the Future