Chapter 1
Lifting a giant off the street
Chapter 2
The greenest supertall in the skyline
Chapter 3
The ghost of Union Carbide
Chapter 4
Norman Foster's high tech lineage
Ch 4 · Norman Foster's high tech lineage
marcus Foster's High-Tech Lineage
Eighty feet high those steel fans rise (so high!), over the train tracks under New York skies (yeah, they rise!)
BETA
marcus Build the steel fan columns to learn how Norman Foster lifts a green skyscraper.
Fun Fact
The diagonal secret: Triangles are so structurally strong that using diagonal steel grids instead of rectangular ones can save thousands of tons of steel in a single skyscraper.
Glossary
high-tech architecture (noun)
An architectural style characterized by the prominent display of a building's technical, structural, and functional elements. Norman Foster pioneered this style in 1986 with his steel-framed HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong.
An architectural style characterized by the prominent display of a building's technical, structural, and functional elements. Norman Foster pioneered this style in 1986 with his steel-framed HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong.
Quiz
How does a diagrid structure like the one on Hearst Tower and 270 Park Avenue save materials?
Quiz
Which earlier Norman Foster landmark in New York City pioneered the use of a triangular steel diagrid?
Quiz
What is a key design principle that Norman Foster applies to structural engineering?
Quiz
Norman Foster's design for Apple's headquarters in California is famous for what unique shape?