May 11, 2010
I was kind of on the edge of my seat while reading this recent architectural review of 200 West Street, the new Goldman Sachs headquarters, by Paul Goldberger from The New Yorker. The architecture appears to be unexceptional, but Goldberger presents interesting (and scandalous) context in which to think about the decisions that went into the “finely tailored suit” of a building. Also of note: inside is a freaking 80 x 28 ft. Julie Mehretu mural. As Goldberger concludes, “it’s unfortunate that almost all the daring touches at 200 West Street are inside, hidden from view. Then again, perhaps that’s the achievement: Goldman managed to pull off what it wasn’t able to do in the rest of its business—keep its risk-taking entirely out of sight.” (via designage)

I was kind of on the edge of my seat while reading this recent architectural review of 200 West Street, the new Goldman Sachs headquarters, by Paul Goldberger from The New Yorker. The architecture appears to be unexceptional, but Goldberger presents interesting (and scandalous) context in which to think about the decisions that went into the “finely tailored suit” of a building.

Also of note: inside is a freaking 80 x 28 ft. Julie Mehretu mural. As Goldberger concludes, “it’s unfortunate that almost all the daring touches at 200 West Street are inside, hidden from view. Then again, perhaps that’s the achievement: Goldman managed to pull off what it wasn’t able to do in the rest of its business—keep its risk-taking entirely out of sight.”

(via designage)

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