Recycled materials in Manhattan – Hearst Tower by Norman Foster
Hearst Tower in Manhattan, New York, USA designed by Pritzker Prize laureate Norman Foster was opened at the end of the last year. The 42 levels tower is characteristic by glass- and metal-skinned facade with huge diagonal grid, which make multistory corner triangles. The building was constructed using 85 percent recycled steel and designed to consume 26 percent less energy than its conventional neighbors.
The Building of the National Library of the Czech Republic – architectural competition results
Other projects
Curving bridge by Future Systems
Planned Royal Canal Linear Park in Dublin, which floats around the River Liffey, is going to be stepped by new dramatic bridge from Future Systems. The resulting structure is almost as wide as it is long to accommodate traffic lines, cyclists and pedestrians. Its soft and languid shape and colourful design is going to be visible from quite a distance along the canal in either direction, which unsure people of Dublins qualit urban plannig.
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