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THE “NEW” CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE
PLAYBOY CLUB CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chermayeff & Geismar Associates (est. 1957), Designers
New York, New York, USA
GEORG JENSEN STOREFRONT
CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE
New York, New York, USA
Herb Lubalin (1918–1981), Designer
New York, New York, USA
1971 1971
During the 1960s and 1970s, metropolitan
areas across the free world were booming with
building construction—New York City, Chicago,
Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tokyo all had
major office buildings erected during this time
period. As more and more commercial real
estate development occurred, building owners
realized that they needed to ...