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The hearst tower
The Hearst Tower in New York City was designed by Norman Foster and completed in 2004. It combines elements of the International style, featuring a rectilinear form with glass and steel. Foster arranged the building's exposed structural members diagonally to showcase its complex design. The tower revives William Randolph Hearst's original plan for a Manhattan skyscraper, and won an award for being a sustainable new headquarters that brings new life to an existing building site.
The hearst tower
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- 2. IntroductionLocation : 951-969Eighth Ave at W47.Built in 2004Architect – Norman FosterInternational style (late modern)
- 3. Norman Foster An Englisharchitect who attended Manchester University School of Architecture and Yale University. He received the Pritzer prize in 1999. Foster Associates is the name of his firm. The "High Tech" vocabulary of Foster Associates shows an uncompromising exploration of technological innovations and forms.
- 4. International StyleThis architecturalstyle is mainly used for office buildings. Characteristics of this style may include:rectilinear forms plane surfaces No ornamentation and decorationopen interior spacesvisually weightless use of cantilever construction. Glass and steel
- 5. Hearst TowerAn internationalstyle building with a very complex design.The building’s exposed structural members are laid diagonally to show complexity. Diagonal Grid construction.
- 6. Hearst Tower cont’d…Thisbuilding was placed on an already existing bank, it combines both an old and new look that gives you the sense of new life. It also combines classic and international style also shows contrast .
- 7. Hearst Tower cont’d…Sectionof the Hearst building(Internet)
- 8. Hearst Tower cont’d…HearstTower won the 2008 International Highrise Award Lord Foster said:“I am thrilled that Hearst Tower has been honoured with this prestigious award. It is a mark of an enlightened client and a great city that the tower literally sparkles on the New York skyline today. It represents the realisation of William Randolph Hearst’s original plan for a tower in Manhattan and it has been a privilege to revive this dream with a sustainable new home for the Hearst Corporation.”
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