This building was the first to have (*) floor-to-ceiling windows, and its architect maintained its uniform faÃ§ade by installing blinds that operated in just three positions.
The commissioner of this structure rejected its initial plans by telling her father "NO NO NO NO NO." The main architect of this structure dealt with fire safety laws by wrapping steel I-beams in bronze, giving the illusion that the exposed beams were made of steel. Phyllis Lambert wanted this building's design to emulate that of a nearby building designed by Natalie de Blois and Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. This building was the first to have (*) floor-to-ceiling windows, and its architect maintained its uniform faÃ§ade by installing blinds that operated in just three positions. Mark Rothko decided to "ruin the appetite of every son of a bitch who ever ate" at the Four Seasons Restaurant in this building. For 10 points, name this former headquarters of a distillery, a Manhattan skyscraper designed by Philip Johnson and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
The commissioner of this structure rejected its initial plans by telling her father "NO
Seagram Building