53W53

53W53 Tops Out​

53W53 Image by photographer GrissJr.

53W53 Images by photographer Giles Ashford

53W53 Tops out over Manhattan

"Architecture is art, and architecture is born from its situation, from its context. It's the context, as an idea, as a concept, that defines the overall architecture"  ―Jean Nouvel,  The Pritzker Prize-winning French architect's designed tower at 53 West 53rd Street sits beside the existing MoMA building, and will incorporate three levels of gallery spaces at its base.

Image framing of New York and Central Park with slender 53W53 under construction by Gilford Ashford

Once complete 53W53 will feature a tapered top reaching 1,050 feet (320 metres) tall at its peak. Rendering is by VUW Studio.

Source:

• dezeen: Writer: Eleanor Gibson
• GrissJr. Own Work