Cultural Education Center

Cultural Education Center
Interactive map of Cultural Education Center
General information
Architectural styleNew Formalism
Location310 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York, United States
Coordinates42°38′54″N 73°45′43″W / 42.648311°N 73.761848°W / 42.648311; -73.761848
Construction started1976
Completed1978
Height155 ft
Technical details
Floor count12
Design and construction
ArchitectsHarrison & Abramovitz
Carson, Lundin & Shaw
James, Meadows and Howard
References
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The Cultural Education Center is on the south side of the Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. Located on Madison Avenue, it faces northward towards the New York State Capitol building. Construction of the building, which was designed in the New Formalist style, was completed in 1978.

The eleven story, 1.5 million square foot (135,000 m³) building houses the main offices of the New York State Office of Cultural Education (part of the New York State Education Department), which include the New York State Museum (floors 1-4), the New York State Archives (floor 9), and the New York State Library (floors 5-8 and 11).

References

  1. ^ "Cultural Education Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.