Good places to visit in NY, from an Architect's point of view?

Hi! I'm going to Brooklyn in July for a week. I've scoured the Web for places that could interest me as an architect and so far I have found:





-There will be an exhibition of Dalí paintings in the MoMA from late June through September





-There's a Japanese Hill-and-pond garden in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden





-There's a traditional Japanese house called "Shofuso" in Philadelphia, not far from NY (in Amtrak)





-The Guggenheim Museum in 5th ave. was designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright





Any other suggestions?





My interests are:


-Architecture


-Painting


-All things Japanese

Good places to visit in NY, from an Architect's point of view?
Manhattan has enough architecture to occupy you for YEARS.





You got Beaux-Arts architecture galore, such as the Grand Central Terminal.





You got post-modern glass-and-steel skyscrapers designed by minimalists like Mies Van Der Rohe.





Landmark skyscrapers like the Empire State and Chrysler buildings.





Classic architecture such as Federal Hall, NYSE, New York Public Library, Columbia University's Butler and Low libraries.





Modern skyscrapers with emphasis on large public spaces such as the IBM and Citicorp buildings.





Landscape architecture masterpieces such as Central Park, by designers such as Frederick Law Ohmstead and Calvert Vaux.





Modern suspension bridges like the Verrazano designed by master architects such as Othmar Amman. Or a classical gothic-style suspension bridge like the Brooklyn Bridge by John A. Roebling.





Put on your walking shoes, grab your camera, and get going! Way too much architecture to see. :-)
Reply:If you stay in Brooklyn, go to Brooklyn Heights to see the lovely old brownstones. The Public Library in Grand Army Plaza is probably also architecturally interesting. (Don't know much about architecture, but it's always impressed me.)


In Manhattan, check out the Lever House on Park Avenue (in the 40s, I think.) It has been designated a landmark and features heat-resistant glass and a steel curtain wall. It was quite innovative when it was built in 1952.
Reply:I'd love to see 'The Cloisters' at the top of Manhattan in Fort Tryon Park- you'l have to check it out on the web because theres so much to say about it, but its a fascinating set of buildings for many reasons and its full of historical art.