Modernist New York Map

Explore New York City’s rich legacy of modernist architecture with this beautifully designed, two-sided map guide by Allison C. Meier, featuring original photography by Jason Woods. Showcasing iconic buildings by visionaries such as Philip Johnson, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen and I.M. Pei, the guide details buildings, architects, years built and addresses. Discover works by pioneers like Louis Kahn, Marcel Breuer, Vertner Woodson Tandy and more. With an engaging introduction to 20th-century architecture in NYC, this guide is an essential companion for design enthusiasts, architects and urban explorers alike.

Allison C. Meier is a Brooklyn-based author and city guide. She is the author of our Concrete New York Map, featuring Brutalist and concrete-built architecture in NYC, our Art Deco New York Map and our Great Trees of New York Map. All of these maps, and other New York City-focused maps are available to purchase in our discounted New York maps set and our North American maps set. Explore all of our sets here.

Our New York maps have been featured by the New York Times, ArchDaily, Archinect, Curbed and elsewhere. For new customers of ours, we think New York Magazine describes our maps best: "Tourist guidebooks can feel like relics, but these are an exception, more like a very knowledgeable and nerdy friend directing you through their favorite places in their city."