[Hudson11]

A Request for proposals for this parcel was sent out awhile back from the city, plans from a team employing David Adjaye have become the first to be unveiled.

All Black team aiming to develop first skyscraper built by African Americans in NYC history | Real Estate Weekly

The majority-Black team will present plan to ESDC tomorrow to develop the first skyscraper built by African Americans in the city’s history.

rew-online.com

 

[A Chicagoan]

Unlike the various meaningless “first black” achievements being bandied about these days, the first black-designed skyscraper sounds quite rare and worthy of celebration.

 

[Zaz965]

omg, I find weird

All Black team aiming to develop first skyscraper built by African Americans in NYC history | Real Estate Weekly

The majority-Black team will present plan to ESDC tomorrow to develop the first skyscraper built by African Americans in the city’s history.

rew-online.com

 

[A Chicagoan]

2 WTC look alike?

 

[skcr]

 

[droneriot]

Just when we thought that cellphones had killed the half-open phone booth, a giant new one is being proposed.

 

[redcode]

Yet another cantilever

 

[WesselKornel]

http://imgur.com/wQse6TU

^^^ GIF about the design process

literally everything about this design feels upside down

have you noticed all people in the renders are black as well?

 

[Lincolnlover2005]

Hmmm, I have a feeling that they’re trying to drive the point home 😂

 

[Hudson11]

Skyscraper Proposed For Long-Vacant Hell's Kitchen Lot: See It

A 1,500-foot skyscraper by star architect David Adjaye could be built on 11th Avenue—but it includes no housing, as residents had requested.

patch.com

 

[madmax1982]

What a city !

 

[Vilatic]

Better

 

[MarciuSky2]

http://imgur.com/wQse6TU

^^^ GIF about the design process




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literally everything about this design feels upside down

have you noticed all people in the renders are black as well?

I was strongly believing that people in the render was purple dude.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Incredible! Can't wait to see this one go up. The facade details look excellent too.

 

[rgarrison]

From my model.

 

[skcr]

From my model.

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Wow
thanks for the models!

big picture

 

[jiggawhat?]

Not a fan

 

[KillerZavatar]

talking about upside down, i would like it as a twin tower:

 

[redcode]

There's something about this tower that feels off to me. I actually don't mind cantilevers but this one just seems lazy.

 

[WesselKornel]

There's something about this tower that feels off to me. I actually don't mean cantilevers but this one just seems lazy.

I agree, I think the podium is very well designed, but the tower itself is odd. They make a very grand gesture, with cantilever on cantilever on cantilever, yet it fails to have a stunning effect that would justify this.

I do, however, like weird buildings like this. It brings a smile to my face, its interesting in its own right. Beautiful? not really. Elegant? defintely not.

But its cool and it will leave an impression on people in its own way.