Recycled materials in Manhattan - Hearst Tower by Norman Foster
Hearst Tower in Manhattan, New York, USA designed by Pritzker Prize laureate Norman Foster was opened at the end of the last year. The 42 levels tower is characteristic by glass- and metal-skinned facade with huge diagonal grid, which make multistory corner triangles. The building was constructed using 85 percent recycled steel and designed to consume 26 percent less energy than its conventional neighbors.
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Written 30 years ago regarding Penn Central:
But to balance a 55-story office tower above a flamboyant Beaux-Arts facade seems nothing more than an aesthetic joke. Quite simply, the tower would overwhelm the Terminal by its sheer mass.
I think that mostly applies here, though to a lesser degree. The Hearst building looks like it is wearing a top hat.
I am not an architect and have no right to make a comment, but I will anyway. I like combining different styles of architecture, but I haven’t been happy with many of the attempts. I think this one is a failure. I imagine architecture must be an extremely difficult medium for artists. I do like Foster’s Smithsonian Institute, Bilbao Metro and Tivoli Gardens Hotel project.
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