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Hearst Tower |
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| Address: | 959 Eighth Ave. |
| Developer(s): | Hearst Corporation |
| Architect: | Sir Norman Foster |
| Floors: | 46 |
| Height: | 597 feet |
| Status/Comments: | CONSTRUCTION. Instant icon on Eighth Avenue between West 56th and 57th Streets, characterized by exterior stainless steel "diagrid" bracing composed of interlocking four-story triangles. Tower uses restored six-story 1928 Hearst Building as its podium, rising over the original structure's atrium courtyard. Was the first major construction project planned in New York City after 9/11, as well as Foster's first significant U.S. endeavor. Lauded by architecture critics. |