Hearst Tower’s distinctive facetted silhouette rises dramatically above Joseph Urban’s existing six-storey Art Deco building, its main spatial event a vast internal plaza, occupying the entire shell of the historic base. Designed to consume significantly less energy than a conventional New York office building, it is a model of sustainable office design.

Images Courtesy Nigel Young - Foster Partners

• Architect: Foster + Partners, Fit-out
• Name of Project: Hearst Tower
• Location: Eighth Avenue, New York, USA
• Date: 2001-2006
• Co-architects: Adamson Associates
• Image credit: Chuck Choi, Nigel Young – Foster Partners
• Drawings credit: Foster Partners

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