Archinect - News2024-11-22T17:20:33-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/149980346/not-for-reading-the-glass-but-the-core
Not for reading the glass, but the core Nam Henderson2016-11-27T01:04:00-05:00>2016-11-27T01:04:57-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wt/wtip1oqnr5fvqzwg.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The pedestal extends 42 feet beyond the building’s core to the north and south. The south overhang will suspend the tower over three parallel Long Island Rail Road tracks. The north overhang will act as a counterbalance....Rather than hide the unusual support system, Brookfield will highlight it with a cladding of travertine quarried about 15 miles east of Siena, Italy.</p></em><br /><br /><p>David W Dunlop examines the design and physics behind the making of the $1 billion skyscraper, <a href="http://manhattanwestnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Man-West-website-plans.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1 Manhattan West</a>.</p>