The Glass Box Skyscraper Era is Over

520 Fifth Avenue is putting an end to glass box skyscrapers.
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00:00 Intro
01:00 19th century New York
02:14 Fifth Avenue today
02:41 The making of 520
08:08 Supertall and super fancy
10:17 Constructing 520
12:53 Who's it for?
14:03 A symbolic building

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