Gordon Bunshaft

American, 1909-1990

In its striking curtain wall of glass and modernist steel columns, Gordon Bunshaft’s International-style design for the Lever House — cocreated with Natalie de Blois — garnered widespread acclaim. The Pritzker Prize-winner was a legendary American architect, and his influence can be found today in city skylines all over the world.

Bunshaft studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before undertaking fellowships in Europe and North Africa. In 1937, he joined New York City architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he worked until his retirement in 1979.

Bunshaft shared the same interest in modernist furniture as Florence Knoll, an architect and furniture designer who had a subtle but profound influence on the course of mid-century American modernism and who helped make Knoll Inc. a leading firm in its field. Bunshaft recommended that Knoll be placed in charge of interiors when, while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he designed the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company’s headquarters in the mid-1950s.

Bunshaft’s projects drew heavily on the pioneering architectural work of Le Corbusier as well as Mies van der Rohe, an iconic furniture designer and fellow proponent of modernist architecture.

Celebrated architectural marvels created by Bunshaft include the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library for Yale University and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Research Building for the University of Texas. Completed in 1974, Bunshaft designed the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and finished the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1983. The National Commercial Bank was his last project.

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1966 Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen for SOM Marble & Stainless Steel Side Table

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H 15.125 in W 23.875 in D 23.875 in

1966 Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen for SOM Marble & Stainless Steel Side Table

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Custom Desk with Credenza by Gordon Bunshaft for General Fireproofing Company

$8,850

H 30.25 in W 90 in D 102.5 in

Custom Desk with Credenza by Gordon Bunshaft for General Fireproofing Company

By Gordon Bunshaft, General Fireproofing Company

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1965 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft w/ Steel, Marble & Teak 2-Position Credenzas

$6,000 / item

H 20.5 in W 36 in D 19 in

1965 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft w/ Steel, Marble & Teak 2-Position Credenzas

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

These are custom 2-position credenzas, designed C. 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen within Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. The listed price includes one credenza, and we have 2...

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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft

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1960s Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for SOM 66 inch Credenza/Cabinet in Walnut

$10,000

H 28.25 in W 19 in D 66 in

1960s Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for SOM 66 inch Credenza/Cabinet in Walnut

By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft

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This is a Four Position Credenza, originally designed by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen in the late 1950s. This particular example was produced by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (or ...

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1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of Teak Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank

$12,000

H 26.5 in W 19 in D 72.25 in

1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of Teak Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank

By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a substantial teak credenza, designed ca. 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. It is a custom-made piece, created to grace the offices o...

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1966 Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen Stainless Steel Side Table with Glass Top

$6,000

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

1966 Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen Stainless Steel Side Table with Glass Top

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

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1962 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft 30 inch Coffee Table in Steel w/ Granite Top

$3,500

H 16.25 in W 30 in D 30 in

1962 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft 30 inch Coffee Table in Steel w/ Granite Top

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Square Coffee Table, Model TA-2, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM. It's possible that Nicos Zographos played a role in the executi...

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1965 Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank

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H 26 in W 36 in D 19 in

1965 Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

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