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Over 45 years ago America harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song “A Horse With No Name.” This Grammy winning light folk-rock band from London became a musical sensation with an impressive string of hits including “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People,” “Sister Golden Hair,” and “You Can Do Magic.” Christopher Cross’ smoothly sophisticated ballads helped define adult contemporary radio in the 1980s. His well-recognized hits include “Ride Like the Wind,” “Never Be the Same,” “Say You’ll Be Mine,” “Think of Laura,” and “Arthur’s Theme,” along with his Grammy winning Song of the Year, “Sailing.”
A vintage styled engagement photo layout with a music theme. This layout includes lots of layers and a die cut guitar.
This is an example of a highly embellished shabby chic/vintage layout.
20 July 2018, Rome Italy – Towards a harmonized global approach for managing Forest Invasive Species (insect pests, diseases and plants) - a side event meeting during the 24th Committee on Forestry (COFO) and the 6th World Forest Week at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Roberto Cenciarelli
Nuclear Harmonization and Standardization Initiative (NHSI) meeting held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 23 June 2022.
Photo Credit: Anass Tarhi / IAEA
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
by Harmonizing with Humanity
Singing "Gifts the Storm May Bring"
Gerald White on Keys
Gardner Cole on Percussion
Freebo on Bass
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
The former Coty Building, built in 1907-08 is a significant reminder of Fifth Avenue at the turn of the century, when the avenue, south of 59th Street, was shifting from residential to commercial use. Designed by Woodruff Leeming, the building employs French design details which visually link it and harmonize it with its Fifth Avenue neighbors.
Commissioned by real estate investor Charles A. Gould, the entire building was leased to perfumer Francois Coty in 1910 to serve as his American headquarters. Shortly after acquiring the building, Coty commissioned the great 20th-century glassmaker René Lalique to design a set of decorative glass windows which extends from and unifies the third through fiftn floors, creating an overall composition. These windows, in their form and design are an extraordinary survivor and are unique in New York.
These windows are unique in New York City. Intrinsically linked with Coty, they are an important architectural feature of the building which give it special character and significance.
While Coty occupied three floors of the building, it in turn subleased the ground floor and mezzanine and the attic floor to other tenants. Coty's original lease ran until 1931; this was extended until 1952 but cancelled in 1941 when Coty consolidated its operations at 423 West 55th Street.
Thus, the architectural design and the history of No. 714 exenplifies the character of Fifth Avenue as an exclusive shopping street. Only seven years after the building was completed, Fifth Avenue was described as:
. . . one of the world's famous streets. What Regent and Bond Streets are to London, the Rue de la Paix to Paris, the Unter den Linden to Berlin, the Ringstrasse to Vienna, irifth Avenue is to New York. It is the most aesthetic expression of the material side of the metropolis . ... from 34th to 59th Streets, department stores and exclusive shops new predominate, having either swept away or flowed around churches, clubs, hotels and residences. . . . establishments wherein may be found products of the greatest ancient and modern artisans make this part of Fifth Avenue one of the most magnificent streets in the world.
No. 714 remains as an excellent example of the type of building which led to of Fifth Avenue originally made in 1915, and causes Fifth Avenue still to be perceived "as one of the most magnificent streets in the world. "
Description
The six-story former Coty Building is designed as a frame, setting off a wall of glass, This composition proclaims the commercial use of the building while retaining a basic residential height and scale. The first two stories are designed as a unit framing a shopfront. The current shopfront is a recent installation.
Flanking limestone-faced piers set on paneled bases support a modillioned cornice carried on console brackets which flew over simple capitals. The third through the fifth stories are also handled as a unit, surrounded by an overall limestone enframement with architrave motif and bell-flower pendants.
Crisply modelled cast-steel spandrels separate the third and fourth, and forth and fifth stories. Keystones in the spandrels accent several of the windows. Each floor contains five window bays, separated only by vertical steel mullions; the outer mullions have decorative motifs. The central bay at the third floor is accented by an arched pediment with scallop motif, carried on diminutive brackets.
This window bay articulation is original to the building, but the original casements were removed for the insertion of the Lalique glass windows. Each bay contains a multi-paned casement set be lew a multi-paned transom. The central bays contain clear glass, while the side bays contain the decorative glass. The glass forms a continuous overall design extending up through all three floors and is composed of intertwining vines and tulips, recalling Lalique's earlier Art Nouveau work. Only from the exterior can the overall effect of the design as it extends upward be perceived.
The glass itself is approximately one-half inch thick, set in metal frames, with the raised portion of the design facing the exterior. A modillioned cornice with console brackets which supports a balustrade sets off the sixth, attic story. The sloping metal-covered roof of this story contains two segmental arched dormers which flank skylights set flush with the roof.
The roof features are a major element linking No. 714 with its neighbors, while the slope of the roof creates a sense of depth for the building An elevator penthouse rises slightly above the roof at the south. The northern party wall is partially exposed and has been painted.
Conclusion
Today the former Coty Building survives as a reminder of that period when this section of Fifth Avenue was shifting from a prestigious residential precinct to an elegant shopping street. Its overall form was specially designed to enhance commercial use, yet its elegant details allowed it to harmonize with its residential neighbors. Associated for same 40 years with the firm of Coty, it incorporates as an architectural feature a set of decorative glass windows, commissioned by that firm, which are unique to New York City. The construction of the building in 1907-08, was a herald of the changes that were about to transform the character of Fifth Avenue. Since 1908, the distinguished design of the building has added to and enhanced the continuum of Fifth Avenue and has typified an architectural style which has created the perception of Fifth Avenue as New York's and tine nation's premier shopping street.
- From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
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Two primary school buildings by Herman. Hertzberger, 1980-1983, Amsterdam
Grouped around a communal courtyard are three schools, the so-called Apollo schools, which harmonize with their surroundings because of their villa-like appearance. The Montessori School and Willemspark School were designed by Herman Hertzberger, the third school was designed by Liesbeth van der Pol. The two schools by Hertzberger are based on an identical basic scheme: a square, in the four corners of which are classrooms grouped around a central hall. By introducing variation in the detailing and through the positioning of the windows, the architect has given each school its own identity. The schools have been positioned so that the schoolyard is divided into a semi-public section and a more sheltered section; this latter area has been specially designed for small children. The infants have an entrance on the ground floor, beneath the exterior stairway. The entrances for the older children are situated above, on either side of a spacious hall which also functions as an auditorium. This space is used not only for performances, but also as a place where children can work individually or in groups. The plan functions in such a way that users and visitors are led via subtle transitions from the public street to the compact enclosed space in the school.
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Nuclear Harmonization and Standardization Initiative (NHSI) meeting held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 23 June 2022.
Photo Credit: Anass Tarhi / IAEA
St. Joe's enjoyed surprise Singing Valentines from the Huron Valley Harmonizers. The barbershop quartet dropped in between gigs to entertain visitors and staff on Valentines Day, Feb. 14, 2012.
Harmonizing traditional economic activity and ecosystem-dependent economic values is a challenge we must address, especially for our coasts and oceans. Persistent environmental pressures, including pollution, overharvesting of fisheries, and habitat conversion are driven by growing populations and the growing economic output these populations demand. These pressures have led to dramatic declines in the ecological state of our coasts and oceans. We are in the throes of an epoch of unprecedented species-loss, the emergence of coastal waters which are no longer safe for swimming or fishing, the loss of shoreline protection by coastal habitats and coral reefs, and an unprecedented decline in the value of ecosystem goods and services. In turn the loss of ecological integrity in our oceans and coasts has impacted directly on poverty levels and development, especially in communities traditionally dependent on ecosystem-based economic activities including fishing, tourism, and harvesting. Lotze, et al., 2006 and Halpern, et al., (2008) found that human activities have impacted nearly every ocean and coast on Earth. Over time, over 90% of those species formerly important to humans have been lost in coastal seas and estuaries due to human impacts. During the last decades of the 20th century, human impacts on coasts and oceans destroyed 35% of mangroves; 20% of all coral reefs were destroyed and another 20% were seriously degraded (MEC, 2005). Current rates of annual loss for mangroves, sea grasses and salt marshes may be as high as 2% (Duke, et al., 2007), (FAO, 2007) & (Duarte, et al., 2008). Today, more than 30% of the world’s fish stocks are overexploited, depleted or recovering from depletion, and over 400 oxygen-poor ‘dead zones’ exist in the world (Diaz and Rosenberg, 2008).
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Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
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Nuclear Harmonization and Standardization Initiative (NHSI) meeting held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 23 June 2022.
Photo Credit: Anass Tarhi / IAEA
Rockhopper Penguins exotic braying at their nest site, strengthening the pair bond. (Eudyptes (chrysocome) chrysocome)
Nuclear Harmonization and Standardization Initiative (NHSI) meeting held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 23 June 2022.
Photo Credit: Anass Tarhi / IAEA
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
20 July 2018, Rome Italy – Towards a harmonized global approach for managing Forest Invasive Species (insect pests, diseases and plants) - a side event meeting during the 24th Committee on Forestry (COFO) and the 6th World Forest Week at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Editorial use only. Copyright ©FAO
Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Roberto Cenciarelli
Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative (NHSI) Wrap up session with presentation of the working group held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 June 2022
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
The former Coty Building, built in 1907-08 is a significant reminder of Fifth Avenue at the turn of the century, when the avenue, south of 59th Street, was shifting from residential to commercial use. Designed by Woodruff Leeming, the building employs French design details which visually link it and harmonize it with its Fifth Avenue neighbors.
Commissioned by real estate investor Charles A. Gould, the entire building was leased to perfumer Francois Coty in 1910 to serve as his American headquarters. Shortly after acquiring the building, Coty commissioned the great 20th-century glassmaker René Lalique to design a set of decorative glass windows which extends from and unifies the third through fiftn floors, creating an overall composition. These windows, in their form and design are an extraordinary survivor and are unique in New York.
These windows are unique in New York City. Intrinsically linked with Coty, they are an important architectural feature of the building which give it special character and significance.
While Coty occupied three floors of the building, it in turn subleased the ground floor and mezzanine and the attic floor to other tenants. Coty's original lease ran until 1931; this was extended until 1952 but cancelled in 1941 when Coty consolidated its operations at 423 West 55th Street.
Thus, the architectural design and the history of No. 714 exenplifies the character of Fifth Avenue as an exclusive shopping street. Only seven years after the building was completed, Fifth Avenue was described as:
. . . one of the world's famous streets. What Regent and Bond Streets are to London, the Rue de la Paix to Paris, the Unter den Linden to Berlin, the Ringstrasse to Vienna, irifth Avenue is to New York. It is the most aesthetic expression of the material side of the metropolis . ... from 34th to 59th Streets, department stores and exclusive shops new predominate, having either swept away or flowed around churches, clubs, hotels and residences. . . . establishments wherein may be found products of the greatest ancient and modern artisans make this part of Fifth Avenue one of the most magnificent streets in the world.
No. 714 remains as an excellent example of the type of building which led to of Fifth Avenue originally made in 1915, and causes Fifth Avenue still to be perceived "as one of the most magnificent streets in the world. "
Description
The six-story former Coty Building is designed as a frame, setting off a wall of glass, This composition proclaims the commercial use of the building while retaining a basic residential height and scale. The first two stories are designed as a unit framing a shopfront. The current shopfront is a recent installation.
Flanking limestone-faced piers set on paneled bases support a modillioned cornice carried on console brackets which flew over simple capitals. The third through the fifth stories are also handled as a unit, surrounded by an overall limestone enframement with architrave motif and bell-flower pendants.
Crisply modelled cast-steel spandrels separate the third and fourth, and forth and fifth stories. Keystones in the spandrels accent several of the windows. Each floor contains five window bays, separated only by vertical steel mullions; the outer mullions have decorative motifs. The central bay at the third floor is accented by an arched pediment with scallop motif, carried on diminutive brackets.
This window bay articulation is original to the building, but the original casements were removed for the insertion of the Lalique glass windows. Each bay contains a multi-paned casement set be lew a multi-paned transom. The central bays contain clear glass, while the side bays contain the decorative glass. The glass forms a continuous overall design extending up through all three floors and is composed of intertwining vines and tulips, recalling Lalique's earlier Art Nouveau work. Only from the exterior can the overall effect of the design as it extends upward be perceived.
The glass itself is approximately one-half inch thick, set in metal frames, with the raised portion of the design facing the exterior. A modillioned cornice with console brackets which supports a balustrade sets off the sixth, attic story. The sloping metal-covered roof of this story contains two segmental arched dormers which flank skylights set flush with the roof.
The roof features are a major element linking No. 714 with its neighbors, while the slope of the roof creates a sense of depth for the building An elevator penthouse rises slightly above the roof at the south. The northern party wall is partially exposed and has been painted.
Conclusion
Today the former Coty Building survives as a reminder of that period when this section of Fifth Avenue was shifting from a prestigious residential precinct to an elegant shopping street. Its overall form was specially designed to enhance commercial use, yet its elegant details allowed it to harmonize with its residential neighbors. Associated for sane 40 years with the firm of Coty, it incorporates as an architectural feature a set of decorative glass windows, commissioned by that firm, which are unique to New York City. The construction of the building in 1907-08, was a herald of the changes that were about to transform the character of Fifth Avenue. Since 1908, the distinguished design of the building has added to and enhanced the continuum of Fifth Avenue and has typified an architectural style which has created the perception of Fifth Avenue as New York's and tine nation's premier shopping street.
- From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
A unique project—Jacob Collier’s first-ever college residency—brought together the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, MIT’s Ben Bloomberg and other members of the MIT music community.
Collier’s music combines elements of jazz, a cappella, world, contemporary classical, pop, gospel, R&B and soul. He is well known for his viral YouTube videos, which have turned numerous legendary artists into fans, including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, David Crosby, Jamie Cullum, Take 6 and Quincy Jones—now his manager/mentor.
In 2014, he began working with MIT’s Ben Bloomberg (a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab) who helped transform Collier’s video productions into live one-man-show performances. Bloomberg also designed and created a custom unique Vocal Harmonizer, which has provided Collier a vehicle to simultaneously combine his vocal and keyboard talents live.
Collier’s December residency at MIT—culminating with a major concert in Kresge Auditorium on December 10—involved several first-time elements. Collier and the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble (FJE) with additional musicians presented the premiere of an experimental piece crafted by Collier. Several new big band arrangements of Collier’s music were also featured, two of which crafted by MIT alumnus Jamshied Sharifi and one by Collier himself. The concert included Collier performing some jazz standards with the FJE as well as some solo performances.
Learn more at arts.mit.edu
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Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
The former Coty Building, built in 1907-08 is a significant reminder of Fifth Avenue at the turn of the century, when the avenue, south of 59th Street, was shifting from residential to commercial use. Designed by Woodruff Leeming, the building employs French design details which visually link it and harmonize it with its Fifth Avenue neighbors.
Commissioned by real estate investor Charles A. Gould, the entire building was leased to perfumer Francois Coty in 1910 to serve as his American headquarters. Shortly after acquiring the building, Coty commissioned the great 20th-century glassmaker René Lalique to design a set of decorative glass windows which extends from and unifies the third through fiftn floors, creating an overall composition. These windows, in their form and design are an extraordinary survivor and are unique in New York.
These windows are unique in New York City. Intrinsically linked with Coty, they are an important architectural feature of the building which give it special character and significance.
While Coty occupied three floors of the building, it in turn subleased the ground floor and mezzanine and the attic floor to other tenants. Coty's original lease ran until 1931; this was extended until 1952 but cancelled in 1941 when Coty consolidated its operations at 423 West 55th Street.
Thus, the architectural design and the history of No. 714 exenplifies the character of Fifth Avenue as an exclusive shopping street. Only seven years after the building was completed, Fifth Avenue was described as:
. . . one of the world's famous streets. What Regent and Bond Streets are to London, the Rue de la Paix to Paris, the Unter den Linden to Berlin, the Ringstrasse to Vienna, irifth Avenue is to New York. It is the most aesthetic expression of the material side of the metropolis . ... from 34th to 59th Streets, department stores and exclusive shops new predominate, having either swept away or flowed around churches, clubs, hotels and residences. . . . establishments wherein may be found products of the greatest ancient and modern artisans make this part of Fifth Avenue one of the most magnificent streets in the world.
No. 714 remains as an excellent example of the type of building which led to of Fifth Avenue originally made in 1915, and causes Fifth Avenue still to be perceived "as one of the most magnificent streets in the world. "
Description
The six-story former Coty Building is designed as a frame, setting off a wall of glass, This composition proclaims the commercial use of the building while retaining a basic residential height and scale. The first two stories are designed as a unit framing a shopfront. The current shopfront is a recent installation.
Flanking limestone-faced piers set on paneled bases support a modillioned cornice carried on console brackets which flew over simple capitals. The third through the fifth stories are also handled as a unit, surrounded by an overall limestone enframement with architrave motif and bell-flower pendants.
Crisply modelled cast-steel spandrels separate the third and fourth, and forth and fifth stories. Keystones in the spandrels accent several of the windows. Each floor contains five window bays, separated only by vertical steel mullions; the outer mullions have decorative motifs. The central bay at the third floor is accented by an arched pediment with scallop motif, carried on diminutive brackets.
This window bay articulation is original to the building, but the original casements were removed for the insertion of the Lalique glass windows. Each bay contains a multi-paned casement set be lew a multi-paned transom. The central bays contain clear glass, while the side bays contain the decorative glass. The glass forms a continuous overall design extending up through all three floors and is composed of intertwining vines and tulips, recalling Lalique's earlier Art Nouveau work. Only from the exterior can the overall effect of the design as it extends upward be perceived.
The glass itself is approximately one-half inch thick, set in metal frames, with the raised portion of the design facing the exterior. A modillioned cornice with console brackets which supports a balustrade sets off the sixth, attic story. The sloping metal-covered roof of this story contains two segmental arched dormers which flank skylights set flush with the roof.
The roof features are a major element linking No. 714 with its neighbors, while the slope of the roof creates a sense of depth for the building An elevator penthouse rises slightly above the roof at the south. The northern party wall is partially exposed and has been painted.
Conclusion
Today the former Coty Building survives as a reminder of that period when this section of Fifth Avenue was shifting from a prestigious residential precinct to an elegant shopping street. Its overall form was specially designed to enhance commercial use, yet its elegant details allowed it to harmonize with its residential neighbors. Associated for sane 40 years with the firm of Coty, it incorporates as an architectural feature a set of decorative glass windows, commissioned by that firm, which are unique to New York City. The construction of the building in 1907-08, was a herald of the changes that were about to transform the character of Fifth Avenue. Since 1908, the distinguished design of the building has added to and enhanced the continuum of Fifth Avenue and has typified an architectural style which has created the perception of Fifth Avenue as New York's and tine nation's premier shopping street.
- From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
The former Coty Building, built in 1907-08 is a significant reminder of Fifth Avenue at the turn of the century, when the avenue, south of 59th Street, was shifting from residential to commercial use. Designed by Woodruff Leeming, the building employs French design details which visually link it and harmonize it with its Fifth Avenue neighbors.
Commissioned by real estate investor Charles A. Gould, the entire building was leased to perfumer Francois Coty in 1910 to serve as his American headquarters. Shortly after acquiring the building, Coty commissioned the great 20th-century glassmaker René Lalique to design a set of decorative glass windows which extends from and unifies the third through fiftn floors, creating an overall composition. These windows, in their form and design are an extraordinary survivor and are unique in New York.
These windows are unique in New York City. Intrinsically linked with Coty, they are an important architectural feature of the building which give it special character and significance.
While Coty occupied three floors of the building, it in turn subleased the ground floor and mezzanine and the attic floor to other tenants. Coty's original lease ran until 1931; this was extended until 1952 but cancelled in 1941 when Coty consolidated its operations at 423 West 55th Street.
Thus, the architectural design and the history of No. 714 exenplifies the character of Fifth Avenue as an exclusive shopping street. Only seven years after the building was completed, Fifth Avenue was described as:
. . . one of the world's famous streets. What Regent and Bond Streets are to London, the Rue de la Paix to Paris, the Unter den Linden to Berlin, the Ringstrasse to Vienna, irifth Avenue is to New York. It is the most aesthetic expression of the material side of the metropolis . ... from 34th to 59th Streets, department stores and exclusive shops new predominate, having either swept away or flowed around churches, clubs, hotels and residences. . . . establishments wherein may be found products of the greatest ancient and modern artisans make this part of Fifth Avenue one of the most magnificent streets in the world.
No. 714 remains as an excellent example of the type of building which led to of Fifth Avenue originally made in 1915, and causes Fifth Avenue still to be perceived "as one of the most magnificent streets in the world. "
Description
The six-story former Coty Building is designed as a frame, setting off a wall of glass, This composition proclaims the commercial use of the building while retaining a basic residential height and scale. The first two stories are designed as a unit framing a shopfront. The current shopfront is a recent installation.
Flanking limestone-faced piers set on paneled bases support a modillioned cornice carried on console brackets which flew over simple capitals. The third through the fifth stories are also handled as a unit, surrounded by an overall limestone enframement with architrave motif and bell-flower pendants.
Crisply modelled cast-steel spandrels separate the third and fourth, and forth and fifth stories. Keystones in the spandrels accent several of the windows. Each floor contains five window bays, separated only by vertical steel mullions; the outer mullions have decorative motifs. The central bay at the third floor is accented by an arched pediment with scallop motif, carried on diminutive brackets.
This window bay articulation is original to the building, but the original casements were removed for the insertion of the Lalique glass windows. Each bay contains a multi-paned casement set be lew a multi-paned transom. The central bays contain clear glass, while the side bays contain the decorative glass. The glass forms a continuous overall design extending up through all three floors and is composed of intertwining vines and tulips, recalling Lalique's earlier Art Nouveau work. Only from the exterior can the overall effect of the design as it extends upward be perceived.
The glass itself is approximately one-half inch thick, set in metal frames, with the raised portion of the design facing the exterior. A modillioned cornice with console brackets which supports a balustrade sets off the sixth, attic story. The sloping metal-covered roof of this story contains two segmental arched dormers which flank skylights set flush with the roof.
The roof features are a major element linking No. 714 with its neighbors, while the slope of the roof creates a sense of depth for the building An elevator penthouse rises slightly above the roof at the south. The northern party wall is partially exposed and has been painted.
Conclusion
Today the former Coty Building survives as a reminder of that period when this section of Fifth Avenue was shifting from a prestigious residential precinct to an elegant shopping street. Its overall form was specially designed to enhance commercial use, yet its elegant details allowed it to harmonize with its residential neighbors. Associated for same 40 years with the firm of Coty, it incorporates as an architectural feature a set of decorative glass windows, commissioned by that firm, which are unique to New York City. The construction of the building in 1907-08, was a herald of the changes that were about to transform the character of Fifth Avenue. Since 1908, the distinguished design of the building has added to and enhanced the continuum of Fifth Avenue and has typified an architectural style which has created the perception of Fifth Avenue as New York's and tine nation's premier shopping street.
- From the 1985 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report