Hearst Tower
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 5/18/2010 01:14:00 AM.
Sir Norman Foster's grand design for the reorganized seat of the Hearst Corporation in NY. The tower was the first one to be completed after the 911 attacks and was widely acclaimed by critics.
The 6 story base of the headquarters building was commissioned by the founder, William Randolph Hearst to the architect Joseph Urban. The building was completed in 1928. The original cast stone facade has been preserved in the new design as a designated Landmark site. Originally built as the base for a proposed skyscraper, the construction of the tower was postponed due to the Great Depression. The new tower addition was completed nearly 80 years later, and 2000 Hearst employees moved in on May 2006.
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