Natalie de Blois

American architect

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

  • Willis Tower
    In Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: The influence of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

    Although SOM architects Natalie de Blois and Gordon Bunshaft did not study under Mies, they were certainly influenced by his International Style. Their New York City skyscraper Lever House (1952) was the first commercial building in the city designed with a glass curtain wall (a non-load-bearing “skin” attached…

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