Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

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Empire State Building
500 Fifth Avenue

Shreve, Lamb and Harmon was an American architecture firm that operated primarily in New York . The company was best known for the design of the Empire State Building .

The office was founded as Shreve, Lamb and Harmon in 1929 by the three architects Richmond Shreve , William F. Lamb and Arthur Loomis Harmon , who merged. Previously, since 1924 it consisted only of Richmond Shreve and William F. Lamb. In the 1930s in particular, the New York City office realized some works, particularly high-rise buildings. The office consisting of the three architects remained active until the 1970s. New York's Empire State Building from 1931 is undoubtedly the company's largest work . At 381 meters (443 meters with antenna) it was the tallest building on earth until 1972 . From theTerrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , it was again the tallest building in New York until 2013 (opening of the One World Trade Center ) . Another very well-known building is 500 Fifth Avenue in New York, which is over 200 meters high and was also completed in 1931.

List of important buildings

Here is a list of the most important buildings of the architectural office:

  • Forbes Magazine Building, New York (1925) (Shreve and Lamb)
  • Reynolds Building, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1929) (Shreve and Lamb)
  • 740 Park Avenue, New York (1929) (Shreve and Lamb)
  • 500 Fifth Avenue , New York (1931)
  • Empire State Building , New York (1931)
  • Mutual of New York Building, New York (1950)
  • 245 Park Avenue, New York (1967)
  • Textron Tower, Rhode Island (1972)
  • Deutsche Bank Building , New York (1974)
  • Three Park Avenue, New York (1975)

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