In 1946, New York City was chosen as the site for UN Headquarters. Construction was made possible by a $8 million donation from the Rockefellers, and the design concept was rendered by a team of architects, led by Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier. Samples of the architects' rendering were recently exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art as a tribute to the UN's 50th anniversary.
Mnamo 1946, Jiji la New York lilichaguliwa kama eneo la Makao Makuu ya UN. Ujenzi uliwezekana kwa mchango wa dola milioni 8 kutoka kwa Rockefellers, na dhana ya kubuni ilitolewa na timu ya wasanifu, wakiongozwa na Oscar Niemeyer na Le Corbusier. Sampuli za utoaji wa wasanifu zilionyeshwa hivi majuzi kwenye Jumba la Makumbusho la Sanaa ya Kisasa kama kumbukumbu ya maadhimisho ya miaka 50 ya Umoja wa Mataifa.