A GRACEFULLY TAPERED, 1,050-FOOT-HIGH TOWER RISING ABOVE THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
A PRODUCT OF NOUVEL'S INSPIRED READING OF ITS URBAN CONTEXT, THE BUILDING'S MULTIPLE TAPERED SURFACES CREATE A UNIQUE SILHOUETTE BOTH AN HEIR TO THE CLASSIC TOWERS THAT SHAPED THE NEW YORK SKYLINE AND A PARADIGM FOR THE SKYSCRAPER OF THE FUTURE.ITS INNOVATIVE EXPOSED STRUCTURAL SYSTEM, KNOWN AS THE DIAG RID, GIVES THE FACADES OF NOUVEL'S TOWER A DISTINCTLY ANGULAR RHYTHM.FLOOR-TO-CEILING, TRIPLE PANE WINDOWS, CREATE A UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT THROUGH WHICH TO VIEW CENTRAL PARK AND THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE.