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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 8, 2021. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Lever House (pictured), slated for replacement with a larger building in the 1980s, was protected as a New York City landmark with a one-vote majority?
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this article is badly written and cites little sources. What's with the 'heat resistant glass'? Shouldn't it be light filtering glass rather? Or the 'stainless steel curtain wall to maintain property', maybe this refers to maintaining an aspect of cleanness? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.246.161.39 (talk) 09:56, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Lever House

... that Lever House (pictured), whose design was imitated worldwide, was protected as a New York City landmark with a one-vote majority? Source: Adams, Nicholas (2019). Gordon Bunshaft and SOM: Building Corporate Modernism. Yale University Press. p. 79; Dunlap, David W. (March 19, 1983). "Board Sustains Lever Building as a Landmark". The New York Times.
- ALT1:... that Lever House (pictured), slated for replacement with a larger building in the 1980s, was protected as a New York City landmark with a one-vote majority? Source: Dunlap, David W. (March 19, 1983). "Board Sustains Lever Building as a Landmark". The New York Times.
- ALT2:~~... that to make its New York City headquarters (pictured) more prominent, soap company Lever Brothers took all the space for itself?~~ Source: "Lever Building Seen Major Step In Good Design: Magazine Calls New Tower Best Recent Structure". New York Herald Tribune. July 1, 1950. p. 15.
- ALT3:~~... that as a publicity stunt, soap company Lever Brothers used one of its own soap brands to clean its New York City headquarters (pictured)?~~ Source: Sisson, Patrick (May 9, 2017). "Modernist cool: Air conditioning's impact on modern architecture". Curbed.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yasunori Oshima
Comment: More hooks pending

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 21:37, 3 July 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Great GA on excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed, and a good reminder of what we talk about. I slightly prefer ALT1, because most of the original ("imitated") I knew. Just waiting for the qpq. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:59, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks for the review. I've done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 16:16, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:08, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius and Gerda Arendt: Looking to promote this, I note the reviewer prefers ALT1 but also notes the picture would be good. However, to me, ALT0 is the hook that works with the picture (design mentioned). Do either of you have preference of hook or image? Kingsif (talk) 06:56, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I care more about the image than the hook. ALT1 is more dramatic, because the original just speaks about "historic landmark", not the consequence of demolition if not, - too harmless. That the building was imitated worldwide was not new for me, I knew it as iconic, about the first thing to see the first time in NYC, but if this is not known well enough, could we word something in a combination? My guess is, though, that the image will be reminder enough: "Ah, that one!" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:04, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Kingsif: I don't really mind either way, but Gerda's reasoning sounds good. The building is well known in the architectural community, so its landmark status and worldwide appeal could stand out in a hook. Epicgenius (talk) 15:07, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Picture is clear, will make more impact on architecture community, and support hook for everyone else. Kingsif (talk) 17:45, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]