Hearst Tower, New York, New York

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Hearst Tower
Designer Foster + Partners, London, England, United Kingdom
Location New York, New York, USA
Date 2000 to 2006
Building Type Skyscraper
Construction System Steel, glass
Climate Mild Temperate
Context Urban
Architectural Style High Tech
Builder Turner Construction
Street Address 300 West 57th Street
Notes Perimeter diagonal structural system (diagrid) forming four-story triangular frames.

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Building Details
Client Hearst Corporation
Area 856,000 square feet (79,500 square meters)
  • Typical Floor Area: 20,000 square feet (1,900 square meters)
  • Total Usable Area: 650,218 square feet (60,470 square meters)
Stories 46
Height 597 ft (182 m)
Program Offices , Full-service television studio , State-of-the-art laboratory and test kitchens , Fitness Centre , Auditorium/Theatre , Cafe/Restaurant.
Other Details LEED Gold achieved September 22, 2006.


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  • Architect: Foster and Partners-Norman Foster, Brandon Haw, Mike Jelliffe, Michael Wurzel, Peter Han, , David Nelson, Gerard Evenden, Bob Atwal, John Ball, Nick Baker, Una Barac, Morgan Flemming, Michaela Koster, Chris Lepine, Martina Meluzzi, Julius Streifeneder, Gonzalo Surroca,
  • Fit Out: Norman Foster, Brandon Haw, Mike Jelliffe, Chris West, John Small, Ingrid Solken, Michael Wurzel, Peter Han,
  • Associate Architect Shell and Core: Adamson Associates Architects, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  • Associate Architect Fit Out: Gensler, New York, New York, USA
  • Development Manager: Tishman Speyer Properties
  • Structure: Cantor Seinuk Group
  • Services/MEP: Flack & Kurtz
  • Vertical Transportation: VDA
  • Lighting: George Sexton, Kugler Associates
  • Food Service: Ira Beer Associates
  • Construction Manager: Turner Construction



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  • "Hearst Tower", by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 335, 2007.0523. p D1.1.

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