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712 FIFTH AVENUE
712 FIFTH AVENUE
CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE
New York, New York, USA
Vignelli Associates (est. 1971), Designers
New York, New York, USA
1987
In 1987, Vignelli Associates (est. 1971) redefined
the construction barricade for 712 Fifth Avenue,
a new skyscraper designed by architects Kohn
Pedersen Fox Associates (est. 1976) under
construction in New York City, as “a delightful
visual diversion for passerbys” by creating a
76-foot- (23.2 m) high elevation blueprint of the
two historic building facades at the base of the
new building and concealed by the barricade
while under restoration.
The former Coty Building, designed in the