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The Hearst Tower received the 10-Year Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2016, which cited the tower's "structural complexity" as a consideration in its value and performance. [152] [153] Since 2018, Hearst Television stations have used on-screen graphics based on the diagrid of the tower's facade. [154]
The tower is unusual both for its shape, readily recognizable by the large triangles on its facade, which double as its structural system. It is also unusual because the lowest part of the building was built 80 years before the tower itself, in anticipation of a high-rise development above it.
It was opened on November 14, 2002, and was the city's second tallest building, [4] and was known as the "Hearst Tower" until 2019. The structure is composed of a 32-story tower resting atop a 15-floor podium.
It requires less structural steel than a conventional steel frame. Hearst Tower in New York City, designed by Norman Foster, uses 21 percent less steel than a standard design. [2] The diagrid obviates the need for columns and can be used to make large column-free expanses of roofing. [3]
The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament.The dome is part of Foster's redesign The Hearst Tower in New York City The Expo MRT station, part of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore Millau Viaduct, near Millau in Southern France Dresden Hauptbahnhof roof and cupola Torre Cepsa in Madrid, Spain Apple Park, California DJI Sky City, Shenzhen, China
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The firm has been involved in the design of major projects around the world, including the Gherkin in London, the Hearst Tower in New York City, [2] the 1990s renovation of the Reichstag in Berlin, [3] the Millau Viaduct in France, [4] and Hong Kong International Airport.
There are two buildings named Hearst Tower: Hearst Tower (Manhattan) Hearst Tower (Charlotte) This page was last edited on 28 ...