Construction of UEC progresses [photograph]

This photo of the United Engineering Center (UEC) was taken March 27 from the north east corner of 48th Street and United Nations Plaza in New York City, USA. Completion of the 20-story structure is expected this year. This slim tower of glass, stainless steel, and limestone rises from a broad 2-story base of glass and stone. The new building, which is 283 feet high, will provide 260,000 square feet of floor space. This structure will replace the 52-year-old Engineering Societies Building on 39th Street which houses some of the societies which will locate in the new Center. Eighteen American engineering groups will occupy the new building.