Archinect - News2024-11-04T22:23:02-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150011464/watch-this-time-lapse-construction-video-of-herzog-de-meuron-s-jenga-like-56-leonard-in-nyc
Watch this time-lapse construction video of Herzog + de Meuron's Jenga-like 56 Leonard in NYC Julia Ingalls2017-06-08T12:43:00-04:00>2019-11-07T14:40:47-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fq/fqmpyyw5ubczpo1m.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With a series of jutting balconies and abrupt offsets, the Herzog + De Meuron-designed 56 Leonard, described by the architects as "houses stacked in the sky," is one of the more aesthetically adventuresome luxury condo towers to rise in New York City. This time-lapse video, replete with what the developers apparently feel is an inspiring musical soundtrack, shows the construction of the Jenga-like building over a period of a little under two years, from March 2014 to December 2016:</p>