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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Reshaping NYC's Skyline

So I was on the BQE in Brooklyn and I noticed this beautiful, new building across the river.  It is massive in height and structurally dominating.  There is an organic element to the design in that it has a ripple effect which mirrors the water of the river surrounding it.  The world-renowned architect Frank Gehry just recently opened up the doors to 8 Spruce Street.  The building, at 870 feet, 76 stories high and about 1 million square feet is set to be the tallest residential skyscraper in the entire Western Hemisphere.








{Source Frank Gehry}

3 comments:

  1. WOW IT REALLY DOES CAPTURE THE ELEMENT OF WATER. ONE THING I MISS ABOUT LIVING IN BROOKLYN WAS BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT PRECISE VIEW AND NOW THAT THE TWIN TOWERS ARE GONE, THIS BUILING HAS REVIVED THE SKYLINE.

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  2. OMG it's really amazing! Beautiful pictures!

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