The New York Five
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The New York Five were a group of influential late-20th-century American architects known for their rigorously geometric, white modernist designs and theoretical impact on postwar architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Five (loosely associated early in career) | 1 |
| The New York Five canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5858398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The New York Five Context triple: [Michael Graves, memberOf, The New York Five]
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A.
New Haven Nighthawks
The New Haven Nighthawks were a former American Hockey League (AHL) professional ice hockey team based in New Haven, Connecticut.
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The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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C.
Philadelphia Big 5
The Philadelphia Big 5 is a historic college basketball association in Philadelphia that features local Division I programs in an annual city series known for its intense rivalries and tradition.
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D.
New York Fury
New York Fury was a professional women’s soccer team that competed in the WPSL Elite league in the United States.
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E.
Brooklyn Gothams
The Brooklyn Gothams were a professional basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York, that competed in the mid-1940s American Basketball League.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New York Five Target entity description: The New York Five were a group of influential late-20th-century American architects known for their rigorously geometric, white modernist designs and theoretical impact on postwar architecture.
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A.
New Haven Nighthawks
The New Haven Nighthawks were a former American Hockey League (AHL) professional ice hockey team based in New Haven, Connecticut.
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B.
The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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C.
Philadelphia Big 5
The Philadelphia Big 5 is a historic college basketball association in Philadelphia that features local Division I programs in an annual city series known for its intense rivalries and tradition.
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D.
New York Fury
New York Fury was a professional women’s soccer team that competed in the WPSL Elite league in the United States.
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E.
Brooklyn Gothams
The Brooklyn Gothams were a professional basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York, that competed in the mid-1940s American Basketball League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural group
ⓘ
collective of architects ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Whites ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
geometric modernism
ⓘ
white modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cooper Union
ⓘ
Cornell University ⓘ Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discipline |
architectural design
ⓘ
architectural theory ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| formedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| genre | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on pure geometric volumes
ⓘ
formal rigor ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ predominantly white facades ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
architectural criticism
ⓘ
architectural education ⓘ |
| hasPublicationAbout | Five Architects ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abstraction in architecture
ⓘ
autonomy of architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
architectural theory in the United States
ⓘ
postmodern architecture discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
International Style
ⓘ
Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| member |
Charles Gwathmey
ⓘ
John Hejduk ⓘ Michael Graves ⓘ Peter Eisenman ⓘ Richard Meier ⓘ |
| movement | late-20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rigorously geometric white designs
ⓘ
theoretical impact on postwar architecture ⓘ |
| notableWorkContext | residential architecture ⓘ |
| operatedIn | postwar period ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Five Architects (book)
ⓘ
linked to:
Five Architects
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New York Five Description of subject: The New York Five were a group of influential late-20th-century American architects known for their rigorously geometric, white modernist designs and theoretical impact on postwar architecture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The New York Five