November 2008
New York’s Hearst Headquarters Tower designed by Foster + Partners has won the International Highrise Award 2008, which is worth EUR 50,000.
The award was bestowed on Lord Norman Foster during a festive ceremony in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche.
The 182m high edifice (Project designer: Foster + Partners, London; Architect of Record (Shell + core): Adamson Associates, Toronto; Fit out: Gensler, New York) creates a new emphatic highlight in the midst of New York’s skyline.
Resting on a plinth that is a historical building, the transparent highrise stands out for its very expressive shape.
The jury, chaired by London-based architect Alejandro Zaera-Polo, was of the opinion that “its load-bearing triangular steel structure creates storeys of different sizes and could be a model for new prototypes."
"Together with its sustainable structure it is setting a new standard for office buildings in the metropolis of skyscrapers.”
The highrise, which was commissioned in 2006, was developed by the Hearst Corporation, New York.
The media corporation uses the new headquarters at its old established location as its editorial center. Gilbert C. Maurer, a member of the Board of Directors, took receipt of the prize on behalf of the Hearst Corporation.
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