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  2. Hearst Tower (Manhattan) - Wikipedia

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    The Hearst Tower, and the Hearst Magazine Building at its base, are near a former artistic hub around a two-block section of West 57th Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway. The hub had been developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, after the opening of Carnegie Hall on Seventh Avenue in 1891.

  3. List of works by Norman Foster - Wikipedia

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    The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament.The dome is part of Foster's redesign The Hearst Tower in New York City The Expo MRT station, part of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore Millau Viaduct, near Millau in Southern France Dresden Hauptbahnhof roof and cupola Torre Cepsa in Madrid, Spain Apple Park, California DJI Sky City, Shenzhen, China

  4. List of tallest structures in the United States by height

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    Media General Tower Saint Ansgar Saint Ansgar, Iowa: Guyed Mast 477 m Red River Broadcast Tower Salem Salem, South Dakota: Guyed Mast 476.4 m Hearst-Argyle Television Tower Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Guyed Mast 475.6 m Augusta Tower Jackson, South Carolina: Guyed Mast 475.5 m WAGT TV Tower: Beech Island, South Carolina: Guyed Mast 475.1 m KPLX Tower

  5. Architecture of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Hearst Tower is a glass and steel construction skyscraper which rests on the base of the original 1920s Hearst Corporation Building. Hearst Tower is easily identified by the dramatic interlocking triangular glass panels designed by British architect Lord Norman Foster. Hearst Tower is also the first skyscraper in New York City to be awarded the ...

  6. Hearst Tower - Wikipedia

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    There are two buildings named Hearst Tower: Hearst Tower (Manhattan) Hearst Tower (Charlotte) This page was last edited on 28 ...

  7. Diagrid - Wikipedia

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    Hearst Tower in New York City, designed by Norman Foster, uses 21 percent less steel than a standard design. [2] The diagrid obviates the need for columns and can be used to make large column-free expanses of roofing. [3] Another iconic building designed by Foster, 30 St Mary Axe, in London, UK, known as "The Gherkin", also uses the diagrid system.

  8. List of tallest structures - Wikipedia

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    Terminological and listing criteria follow Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat definitions. Guyed masts are differentiated from towers – the latter not featuring any guy wires or other support structures; and buildings are differentiated from towers – the former having at least 50% of occupiable floor space although both are self-supporting structures.

  9. Hearst Communications - Wikipedia

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    Hearst Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary Hearst Holdings Inc., and HHI's wholly owned subsidiary Hearst Communications Inc. [3] comprise a constitutional American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate owned by the Hearst family and based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.