Massive renovation of U.N. Headquarters improves security but sacrifices Hammarskjöld Library

2015-09-02T13:46:00-04:00

When the 70th regular session of the General Assembly convenes on Sept. 15, it will do so in a complex of buildings that hasn’t looked so good or felt so secure in generations. “We now have a very safe compound,” said Michael Adlerstein, [...] executive director of a seven-year, $2.15 billion renovation, known as the capital master plan, that is nearing completion. More visible than anything else is the robust yet crystalline new glass facade of the 39-story Secretariat building.

Maki and FXFowle Get to Work on U.N. Tower

2011-10-20T14:24:00-04:00

[FXFowle Principal Dan] Kaplan explained that much of the design work had been completed for a 35-story tower on the site, and while it will not change significantly, it does require some updating.

Following a land deal with New York City, the U.N. is back to work on building a new tower to house its operations across the street from the under-renovation U.N. Secretariat. Fumihiko Maki, who was selected in a Pritzker-only competition in 2004, is back to work on the project, along with local partner FXFowle.

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Massive renovation of U.N. Headquarters improves security but sacrifices Hammarskjöld Library

Maki and FXFowle Get to Work on U.N. Tower