201m/659ft
47 floors
completed in 2002
designed by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics02/hearst01.jpeg

http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/experience-charlotte/images/hearst2.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics02/hearst02.jpeg

http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/experience-charlotte/images/bofaandhearst.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics02/hearst03.jpeg

Ground-level outdoor mall:
http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/experience-charlotte/images/mintmuseumshop.jpg

8/10

Thats a rather unusual looking building, but its nice and refreshing. It also complements the BOA very well. Great pics!

I give it a 10 :okay:

8/10

Very nice.

it really blends it with its neighbor Bank of America. 7.5

it was built to compliment the boa tower, it along with the IJL financial center are meant to be a "family" of skyscrapers with the boa the "father" the hearst the "mother" and the IJL the "son"

nice building, cool glass...
9/10

Yes, the Bank of America 'family' is much more impressive than the Wachovia 'family' of One, Two, and Three Wachovia along with Wachovia Center...although One and Three Wachovia aren't bad...in fact, I think I might just do another thread on One Wachovia...

stunning.....one of the most beautiful towers in North America.

Looks like this tower is gonne sting you,looks dangerous :jippo:
This one has some class..
9.0/10

10 Small Charlotte can be proud to have one of the best collection of skyscrapers in the United States. This tower plays off Bank of America so perfectly. A very intricate design... it looks like it's blooming like a new flower towards the top. BRILLIANT!

8/10

7/10...The blue glass is refreshing and shiny. The sides are great, but I hate the top, too detailed and out of form.

Hearst Tower is stunningly beutiful. The Master of the Neo-gothic for the 21st century!...10/10

Nice, I like the entrance! 8.5/10

Charlotte has an excellent collection of newer buildings, and this is one of them. This is an absolutley gorgeous building....10

9/10. Very unique and friendly. Doesn't have a "cold" corperate look, IMO.

i love this one, looks great in charlotte, 10

welcome to disneyland

5.0

Very clean and fresh, 8.5/10:cool:

Quite elegant. 8/10

8.5

9.5/10, I like it a lot, specially because of it's uniqueness.

great work. great. 10/10

Aaik 4.5

love it 8/10

Batman´s Headquarters ?

No, really this building is ugly, bordering on ridiculous !

2/10

9,5

would be 10 if this tower was taller or less thin ;)

Strange that most Dutch forumers seem to hate this building! ;)

As for me, I like it, albeit with some reservations: the chopped off roof is unfortunate, and I don't like the rounded glass at the corners. On the other hand, I like the strong vertical lines.

Since the positive outweighs the negative I'll give it an 8. :)

9.5/10
The blue glass is stunning, and the shape of the tower is interesting; I like how when looking up at the tower, it is split in two, with both halves at slightly different angles.

8

I like it. I like the gothic feel to it

Looks amazing next to the Bank of America. 8/10

Whoever made the comment about our fellow forum writers from the Netherlands was right on target. There seems to be something about it this building that offends the Nederlander. They seem to form a striking minority. From a professional perspective, I'd like to know if it's a cultural thing?

I love that building that my second favorite in charlotte

Looks so not USA :D
I'm giving it an 8. :angel1:

8/10

Look at how similar the glass on the Hearst Tower is to the Bank of America Tower!! :D Could be mistaken for a twin of the BoA!

I think the glass is great and it compliments the Charlotte skyline well but still i don't like how the facade looks.. Very clean look but the blue glass just dosen't fit that cladding! :bash:

7/10

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9/10


Really nice.

8/10

Originally posted by savethewtc

7/10...The blue glass is refreshing and shiny. The sides are great, but I hate the top, too detailed and out of form.

I agree, 7.

Enjoy! :)

Charlotte's 2nd tallest
Cost: $200 million
47 floors
Completed in 2002
204.2 meters tall
Bank of America's Trading Floor is also in the building.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data//3097/746dscf00054.jpg



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http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data//3097/746dscf0525.jpg

9/10

I went into the lobby of this building and it is very cool. I love the weird star-like chandeliers (sp?) above the elevators.

The design I think is an eye catcher :D

How 'bout a bump with another pic!

http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/experience-charlotte/hearst327.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/experience-charlotte/images/nighthearst.jpg

9/10

6/10
I don't really like this one.

very unique, its not square with lines. its architectural lines are on a tangent. it looks like castle style

I like this one...cool, nice glass, simple design yet refreshing. 9/10

I like it. It relates with the BOA well. PoMo can become cheesy if not done properly but this turned out marvelously. Looks like it belongs in a Batman movie.

9.5/10

i love it too so clean and stream lined
ho would have figured that a glass box could look so grand
9/10
Had no idea this city had some thing like this

Simply brilliant addition to an already dynamic skyline. As good as this building looks against the background of the sky, it really truimphs at the ground level.

10/10

P.S. Nostyle to have any pix of the trading floor (at night?)

Here are some images:

http://www.athomecharlotte.com/charlottenews/02dec/hearst/hpano1.jpg
http://www.athomecharlotte.com/charlottenews/02dec/hearst/hpano5.jpg
http://www.athomecharlotte.com/charlottenews/02dec/hearst/stair.jpg
http://home.t-online.de/home/highrises/chlhears.jpg

I like this building, but I dont like the abundance of beige in its surroundings...9

Wow, another very interesting building in Charlotte and looks very empowering and I love it!! 10/10

8.5/10

i love it,its great!
9.5/10

So Ugly. 4.0

10/10. Awesome building...very unique! Adds to a great skyline.

Fitting 3

Weird looking but interesting.

7/10

Of all the skyscrapers in the world built in the last 5 years, there are just two which deserve a 10.0 rating...one is the Swiss Re Tower in London, the other one is the Hearst Tower.

Simply a masterpiece!

Interesting ... the shape seems a bit 'top heavy', but that's my only real complaint. The roof is interesting and there's a good level of detailing in the facade. The building also has a clean, modern, fresh look about it. Nice.

8/10

interesting building. especially the top:D

8.5/10

8/10

I guess I don't really like it! :lol: 6.5/10.

9/10 - Impressive! There's a good contrast between trim and windows, and GLORY HAL-LEL-U-JAH! somebody rediscovered how to really use set backs to best advantage, and went beyond the flat roof! The way the main tower springs from the set backs, and the gently curved central sections, with their strong vertical sweep, help the height, and the way the mullions stand out from the glass gives the facade depth, and allows for a lot of interplay between light and shadow. All in all, a very good example of what I'm always going on about, unity without monotony and variety without chaos.

The only nit I'll pick is that they might have ended the roof with a slender spire...

And it does really go well with the BOA, doesn't it? Memo to Peter Eisenman: This is what context REALLY means, dude - it's a lot more than just being the same height!

nice design

7/10

with parents like these the "son" should look OK

I would throw some totally different building in that mix

Looks pretty damn cool. Goes well with BOA as well. I give it a 9/10. :D

a magnificent beauty, 10/10

9/10 awesome combo with BofA

7/10...The blue glass is refreshing and shiny. The sides are great, but I hate the top, too detailed and out of form.

I agree that the building seems nice, but there is definitely something about it which bothers me.

When I saw it in renderings, it seemed pretty interesting and cool... But once I saw it on the skyline and up close, I just didn't care for it nearly as much. The building has an overbearing, almost "get away from me" feel to it, because of the outward bow of the facade, and outward tilt of the blue glass mass. The bulky finistrations and knife edged cornices add to the effect considerably. It's like the building was designed to be brutish, while trying to be cute at the same time. The hearst reminds me of a Batman villian; evil, yet clownish.

And I agree about the top. It's as if the architect didn't know how to finish off the mass created by the inverted pyramidal form. The solution seems ackward and out of scale IMO.

However, one area where I understand it to be of high regard is in its functional use, where the layout of the trading spaces and floorplates are both attractive and usable. The inclusion of ground level retail is certainly a plus.

It's a functional tower, which is attractive to some but kitchy and contrived to others. However, part of the allure is because it was designed in context to the statuesque BofA which, like a beautiful woman at a party, makes everything around it better by mere proximity. The Hearst is definitely no BofA.

6.5/10

So awesome! Such a unique fresh look, has so many details and features to it!
9/10:):)

I wonder if it would look better if they plated the roof in copper? It would clash less

8.5/10

Very unusual yet pretty design,and fits well close to BoA Corporate Center.

This is one of those that seems like it would be quite impressive in person. I love how it fans out toward the top.

8

10/10

3/10 Just don't feel good about it. Creepy!

Not worthy of standing next to BoA. 8.

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~poon/images/charlotte/hearsttower.jpg

A good complement of Bank of America CO.
8/10

9/10 Great tower!

9/10

Really strange design, but looks great! :cool: 8,5/10

Ugh! Quite... Acceptable. 6.5/10.

10/10

i love this one, looks great in charlotte

10/10

nice box and color 7/10

8/10

8,5/10

One of my favorites...10/10

8/10

Very nice

I rate Hearst Tower a strong and spirited 9.5:)

It's not a small building by any stretch of the imagination. But it exudes grace, dignity and regality. Beautifully juxtaposed with the Bank of America Corp.Tower, it lends the skyline pizazz and interest. I like this tower a lot!

oops!

8.5/10

8/10

very good building. great city Charlotte. 9/10

7/10

8.5/10.

a good 10. Very nice!

8/10 at a distance it looks like a giant stake in the ground. but i like it. the sides without the glass cornering looks like a throwback to the old 1930's towers and its done very very well. I almost think that it didn't need such a gimicky add on as the bulging outward corners. very nice for charlotte. And kudos on making your towers match one another.

lovely 8/10

8/10

beautifull 10/10

Extraordinary! :)

Great building!
So unique but yet it keeps it's class
8.5/10

unique 7.5/10

9/10

Small...6.5/10

I love this building.

8.5/10

8.5

I've been in this building and it is quite nice!

8/10

7/10

looks good ,nice facade and roof 8/10

i do not like the proportions - the inverted corners make it seem too top heavy. The corners should go in to give the illusion of height. other than that, i really like the post modern/neo gothic facade
5/10

8/10

Awkward overall, yet original and very nice in details. 8/10

6/10

great tower 9/10

8/10

10 ;)

6.5/10.

9/10

8.5/10

8/10, crowny

7/10.

Fantasy almost but very nice. I wouldnt mind working in there. 8/10

10!
Everytime i visit my family in Charlotte , I make a trip to visit the building! Great building

6/10

10! i love this post-modern building!! :eek2:

10/10

Not bad... 7.5/10

8/10

9/10

9/10

8. Good building. Regards.

8/10

i can't see the pics!

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2007/02/516457.jpg

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2005/01/333763.jpg

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2005/03/342636.jpg

10/10:)

10/10!

9/10

8/10

8/10