Apple's Upper East Side branch in a 1920s Beaux Arts bank
Apple has long made a habit of setting up shop in storied buildings around the world and is about to receive recognition for its preservation efforts in Manhattan.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy – a conservation group – will present the tech giant with its Chairman’s Award for ‘marrying high tech and distinguished architecture’ in its city stores.
These include a branch in Grand Central station as well as a recent opening in a 1920s Beaux Arts bank in the Upper East Side.
But it’s not only in New York where the iPhone-maker has brought historical buildings back to prominence. Its London flagship on Regent Street is housed in a 19th-century building while in Paris, Apple took over a converted bank opposite the capital’s famed Palais Garnier opera house.
Grand Central, New York: One of the world’s most recognisable stations, Grand Central Terminal in New York houses an Apple store in its main concourse.
Opéra, Paris: The converted bank faces the famed Palais Garnier opera house in the French capital.
Regent Street, London
Kurfürstendamm, Berlin
Leidseplein, Amsterdam
Covent Garden, London: Apple moved into this restored Grade II-listed building in 2010. It was designed by William Cubitt and constructed in the 19th century
