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7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Ave/ Barclay St, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 2006 architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill with Silverstein Properties This is the first tower rebuilt at the WTC site, and the first Gold LEED-certified commercial office building in New York. subway: A, C to Broadway/ Nassau, R, W to City Hall, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St, 4, 5 to Fulton St. bus: QM1A, QM11, QM24, X6, X7, X10B.    
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Alexander Hamilton US Custom House/ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian One Bowling Green/ Broadway, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1907 architect: Cass Gilbert Completed for the Customs Service in 1907, this Beaux-Arts landmark is now home to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian and federal agencies. subway: 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green, R to Whitehall St/South Ferry. bus: M6.     
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anderson architects 555 W 25th St, 6th fl/ 11th Ave, New York neighborhood: West Chelsea hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed building date: unknown architect: Renovation, anderson architects, 2000. This design studio on the top floor of a 19th-century carriage building uses industrial and natural materials to create an innovative working environment. Its roof deck offers views of the Hudson River and Chelsea. subway: C, E to 23rd St. bus: M11, M23.
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Apollo Theater 253 W 125th St/ Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 50 per tour building date: 1914 architect: Georger Keister other architects/consultants: restoration, Barr & Barr, Beyer, Blinder, Belle Architects & Planners, Jones Lang LaSalle, Two Twelve Associates, 2001-ongoing. One of Harlem's, NYC's and America's most iconic and enduring cultural institutions. Since 1934, the Apollo has been at the forefront of African-American music, dance and comedy. subway: A, B, C, D, 2, 3 to 125th St. bus: Bx15, M2, M7, M60, M100, M101, M102. other transportation: Metro North (Hudson Line) to 125th St. 
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Arsenal, The 830 5th Ave/ 64th St, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1847-1851 architect: Martin E. Thompson Built to house munitions for the NYS National Guard, The Arsenal resembles a fortress with its crenellated cornice and rooftop turrets. Now NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation headquarters, the building has served as a police station, zoo, weather station and the first American Museum of Natural History. Its treasures include WPA lobby murals, original drawings of Central Park and roof gardens with spectacular views. subway: N, R, W to 5th Ave. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4.
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Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery 1172 Amsterdam Ave/ 116th St, New York neighborhood: Morningside Heights hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed building date: 1913 architect: Founded in 1913, Buell Hall houses the Arthur Ross Architcture Gallery along with the Temple Hoyne Center, and Columbia's Headquarters for Japanese Architectural Studies. Currently on exhibit is New York artist Martin Beck whose conceptually driven exhibitions and projects engage questions of authorship, historicity and display. subway: 1 to 116th St. bus: M104 to 116th St.
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Atelier Ten Environmental Designers 45 E 20th St, 4th Fl/ Broadway, New York neighborhood: Flatiron District/Gramercy Park hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 2001 architect: Atelier Ten Environmental Designers The firm’s office renovation employs innovative, inexpensive green design methods to improve air quality, maximize natural daylight and minimize energy use. subway: 4, 5, L, N, Q, R to Union Sq, N, R to 23rd St. bus: M1, M2, M3, M6, M7.
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Austrian Cultural Forum 11 E 52nd St/ 5th Ave, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 12 per tour building date: 2002 architect: Raimund Abraham This dramatic, tapering tower has a multilevel gallery and performance space for Austrian-American art collaborations. subway: E, V to 5th Ave/ 53rd St, B, D, F, V to 47-50th St. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5.
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BBG-BBGM Design Studios/ Empire State Building 350 5th Ave, 25th Fl, New York neighborhood: Murray Hill hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 15 per tour building date: 2008 architect: Office renvoation, BBG-BBGM The new offices in the Empire State Building seeks to receive Sliver LEED-certification in the Commercial Interior category, reflecting their commitment to sustainability. The firm's core central interior offices and social spaces divide the 25th-floor by practice, with interior design to one and architecture to the other. subway: B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W to 34th St/ Herald Sq. bus: M2, M3, M4, M5, Q32.
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Broad Street Ballroom 41 Broad St/ Beaver St, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 1929 architect: Cross & Cross; restoration, EverGreene Architectural Arts, Inc, 2003-2005 Formerly a bank and once used for the New York Stock Exchange, the building has since undergone an extensive restoration of the banking hall, vault area, executive reception, and conference rooms. subway: J, M, Z to Broad St, R, W to Rector St, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Wall St. bus: M1, M4, M6. other transportation: Staten Island Ferry.
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Caples Jefferson Architects 330 W 38th St, Ste 1704, 8th Ave, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed building date: Office renovated, 2001 architect: Caples Jefferson Architects Enjoy the stunning skyline views from this converted, industrial penthouse studio and discuss the firm's emphasis on community-based projects. subway: A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42 St-Times Sq. bus: M34, M42. other transportation: LIRR to Penn Station.
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Casa Frela Gallery 47 W 119th St/ Lenox Ave, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 1885 architect: McKim, Mead, and White An impressive renovated Stanford White brownstone centered on Mount Morris Historic District in Harlem. Special "Harlem's Gardens in Open Spaces" photography exhibition is on view highlighting the community's gardening movement that took root in the late 70's. subway: 2, 3 to 116th St. bus: M60.
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Castle Clinton National Monument State St/ Battery Pl, New York neighborhood: Bowling Green hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 1807 architect: US Army Corps of Engineers Originally NYC’s harbor defense in the War of 1812, the Castle served as military headquarters, an immigration center, an aquarium and finally a national monument. subway: R, W to Whitehall St, 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green. bus: M1, M6, M15, M20. 
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Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, The 1047 Amsterdam Avenue/ 112th St, New York hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour architect: Heins & La Farge 1892-1911, Cram & Ferguson, 1911-1942. The Church features soaring Romanesque and Gothic architecture with Guastavino tile dome, Great Bronze doors, magnificent stained-glass windows, historic buildings on the grounds, and beautiful gardens with wondering peacocks. subway: 1 to 110th St, C to 110th St. bus: M4, M11, M60, M104.
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Center for Architecture (OHNY Welcome Center) 536 LaGuardia Pl/ W 3rd St, New York neighborhood: Greenwich Village hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed building date: 2003 architect: Andrew Berman Architect This building features 1,250-ft-deep geothermal wells for heating and cooling, keeping visitors comfortable in NYC's liveliest venue for architecture and design exhibits, performances and children's programs. subway: A, C, D, E, F, V to W 4th St, N, R, W to Prince St, 6 to Bleecker St. bus: M5, M6, M21.
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