138m/ 453ft
34 floors
completed 1986
Johnson/Burgee Architects

http://www.greatgridlock.net/NYC_Images/617.jpg

http://www.laurasnyctales.com/alcove/Images/lip2.jpg

http://www.joerg.dauerer.de/nae_ny_midtown/lipstick.jpg

http://www.laurasnyctales.com/alcove/Images/lip4.jpg

"53rd At Third [The Lipstick Building] is a 34-story office tower designed by internationally recognized designers, Philip Johnson and John Burgee. The building sets itself apart from its neighbors by the elegance of its elliptical form, its striking Imperial Red granite exterior trimmed with bands of brushed stainless steel and its two-story granite colonnade and double height, glass-enclosed lobby. 53rd At Third successfully combines classical, Art Deco and modern elements in a style that achieves an enduring identity both at street level and on the skyline."

Source
http://www.laurasnyctales.com/alcove/lipstick2.html
http://www.joerg.dauerer.de/nae_ny_midtown/lipstick.html

simple, clean design only the colors dont feat...8

9/10..Smooth, clean edges, one of a kind.

8. Don't like the color, or the name. :D

Doesn't look like lipstick to me. :D


7.5/10

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I know, that is why the name is dumb. :D

7.5

I love this tower! not just because it's designed by my fav. architect - I love this clear design, this "round" walls and the stair-structure. ;)
Sky | Kai

8.5/10

6.5 i dont like the color.. but the design is ok

I like the curve and smoothness and the color seem to blend in nicely so it's not actually that bad.

I give it a 7.5

got any night pics of this?

8/10

It looks rather welcoming and stylish.

Haha! That building is great... especially for 1986.
I hate the color...but I must say, it's a very neat building.
8.0

very nice:)Well it does look a bit like lipstick:)
8.0/10

Very cool design!! 8/10

8/10 Great curves ... sleek design

Great building, 8.5/10!
And it does look like an open lipstick!

This building is a classic. Love the style, color and even the name. 10!

It really looks a bit like a lipstick.Cool 7.5/10

9/10 awesome one. I like this facade verry much.

Odd name, odd building.

Not beautiful, but at least it's distinctive.

7.5

7/10

This building looks real good, It has great curves. 8/10:)

7/10...such a weird shape.

7.5/10

Nice ! :) The color and facade is good. 8.5/10

9/10


I love this building

8/10. The color is awesome, aswell as the shape.

it's got such a cool effect to it. too bad i couldn't find time to visit this building last time i was in nyc.

i wonder if the developers realized that the building would be looking like a lipstick before construction of it starts.

7.5...not my kind of building, but it's still good.

iiihh ugly thing, 6 out of 10

9/10 I like it!

7/5 I don't like the color.. Any more shots?

:)

Interesting design, and colour. 8/10

Very interesting! 9,5/10. :okay: NY is always a surprise.

Very odd looking, but i love it :cool: !!! 7/10

awnsome shape 9/10!

8.5/10

I like this one because it stands out from the normal NYC streetscape, which can be blandly white and gray sometimes. Love the elliptical form and the open, light-filled atrium. 9.

I really like the shape, but not the color !! 7.5/10

8/10

8/10

Great. 8/10 :)

simply beautiful..............9

It's a kind of Nice!! :) 8/10

Quite interesting 8.5/10

I love this building. Its probably one of the few buildings in New York that I like, that would be able to be in SD. Right under 500ft so it would be perfect. :colgate:

9.5/10

Nice colours, 7.5/10

7/10

6.5/10

9.5/10

I think it's great - cool shape and colour ;) 9/10

More pics:

http://www.archpaper.com/images/feature_03_05/pjohnson10.jpg

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/lipstick_10b.jpg

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/lipstick.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Lipstick_building.jpg/450px-Lipstick_building.jpg

8/10

8/10

8/10

Doesn't look like a lipstick though... I love the thing as a whole though, 9/10

7/10

4,5/10

9/10

Like a breath of fresh air compared to the nondescript stuff surrounding it. lovely.

8.5 iconic.

At first I thought it was awesome but seeing other pics forced me to change my mind... 7/10

10/10

AWESOME!!!!

Very cool looking design.

9.5/10

7/10

8.5

Amazing for the '80s. Love how it foils that NYC grid.

8.5/10

7.5/10

7.5/10

8/10, cool one.

8. Good building. Regards.

8/10

7.5/10

6.5
I never really have liked this building. While it may be recognizable I just do not care for it myself.

Steve

9/10

Eh. It's OK. 7.5/10

On a side note, isn't this the building where Bernie Madoff had his offices and ran his scam operation?

I have to agree that the colour was all wrong.

9/10

8/10

nice and pretty neat building 8.5/10

6,5/10

8/10