The Hearst Tower (at Eighth Avenue and 57th Street) is world headquarters for the Hearst Corporation, a media conglomerate – they own newspapers, magazines and television networks. Architecturally, this building is notable for a number of reasons – the most obvious is its triangulated glass and faceted corners (or diagrid). The building was originally designed in 1927 as a six-story Art Deco structure (the Hearst Magazine Building) with limestone facade to house the magazines that William Randolph Hearst owned at the time. There were plans to add a tower, however, this did not come to fruition until May 2006, when the 42-story tower (designed by renowned architect Norman Foster) was added to the original limestone base.
Note that the main entrance is flanked by statues: Comedy and Tragedy on the left and Music and Art on the right. Another distinguishing aspect of the new tower is its designation as a green building – built from recycled materials, operates with reduced energy requirements, is naturally ventilated, etc. For more photos, inside and out, check out this photo gallery.
Amazing mix of architecture!
NYC is the city they’re never finished building…
Ce building est superbe, construit sur un ancien immeuble de 6 etages. A Nyc rien ne se perd. Superbe photo et merci pour les liens
Je n’avais pas vu ta photo de l’entrée du building, super, j’avais pas fait attention a cette entree a me derniere visite. Elle est superbe cette entree
Wow. I keep sharing your posts with my ex-husband because he’s from New York (I’ve never been to the city). This photo is another reason why yours is one of my favorite daily photo blogs. Wow.
They did a really nice job with that. I wish other architects would use the existing old structures instead of just tearing them down.