Foster and Partners’ striking new addition to the New York skyline -the 46-storey headquarters tower for the Hearst Corporation - wasofficially opened today. Its crystalline form rises dramatically aboveJoseph Urban’s existing six-storey Art Deco building, realising founderWilliam Randolph Hearst’s original vision and reinforcing the vibrantmedia hub at Columbus Circle. Hearst Tower is the first occupiedcommercial building in New York City to achieve a LEED ‘Gold Rating’{under the US Green Buildings Council’s Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design Program}. It will enable one of America’s largestpublishing companies to consolidate 2,000 of its New York Cityemployees in one location.
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