The Building, Digitally Remastered
In this era, the rectilinear glass box has become a quaint relic of the predigital past.
Foster + Partners
New York, NY
2006
The Hearst Tower’s triangular frames, known as diagrids, eliminate the need for any vertical steel columns around the building’s perimeter. It is the first building in North America to feature this gravity-defying technique.
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