Lifting a giant off the street
The greenest supertall in the skyline
The ghost of Union Carbide
Norman Foster's high tech lineage
Who was the collaborating architect who partnered with Norman Foster on the design of 270 Park Avenue?
Which earlier Norman Foster landmark in New York City pioneered the use of a triangular steel diagrid?
marcus Build the steel fan columns to learn how Norman Foster lifts a green skyscraper.
Norman Foster's design for Apple's headquarters in California is famous for what unique shape?
What is a key design principle that Norman Foster applies to structural engineering?
How does a diagrid structure like the one on Hearst Tower and 270 Park Avenue save materials?
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!)
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.
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.