Real Estate Designs: New York City Design Icons the Subject of a New Book

Frank Lloyd Wright once said about New York City, "The buildings are shimmering verticality, a gossamer veil, a festive scene-prop hanging there against the black sky to dazzle, entertain, amaze." Julie Iovine, author of the forthcoming book entitled "New York in Fifty Design Icons'' by Conran Octopus Publishing, will be exploring this dazzling city that is the Big Apple. The book will be featuring some of the most interesting edifices in New York, along with its monuments, garments, graffiti, and symbolic brands that contribute to the visual identity of the city.

According to the Architectural Digest, the author of the book has chosen many instantly recognizable structures in the Big Apple, including the Brooklyn Bridge, Chrysler Building, as well as lesser-known masterpieces, such as Louis Armstrong's Blue Kitchen at the jazz legend's museum in Queens and the modern interiors of the Tishman Auditorium at the New School in the West Village. As seen together, they offer intimate portrait about the city. New York In Fifty Design Icons is part of the new series from London's Design Museum that profiles major cities the world over. The book will be available on October 1^st, along with London in Fifty Design Icons.

Readings said, in this new book "New York in Fifty Design Icons'', the Design Museum looks at the fifty design icons of major cities around the world. These are design icons that, when viewed together, inherently sum up the spirit of the city. Covering anything from monuments and edifices to an item of clothing or a graffiti mural, the book elaborates layer by layer an intricate portrait of a city. From the Brooklyn Bridge to the New York Yankees logo, the beating heart of the 1970s punk movement, New York is truly the home of great design masterpieces.

Join architectural writer Julie Iovine as she unravels the visual history of one of our most famous and fascinating cities. Contents include Empire State Building, Flat Iron Building, Tiffany & Co., Radio City Music Hall, Christopher Street, Stock Exchange, and many more.