Oct 18, 2018
And the award for best new facade goes to... The facade of 111 West 57th Street, the world slenderest skyscraper, consists of layers of intricate terra cotta pilasters and inlaid bronze filigree cladding on east and west elevations. The 1,428 residential skyscraper has a 1-23 base to height ratio, meaning its height is 23 times the width of the base - extremely skinny. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 NYC Urbanism team member @mchlanglo793 [⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #skyscraper #centralpark #billionairesrow #centralparksouth #skyscraperengineering #architecture #skyscraperhistory #skyline #midtown #urbanism #skyhigh #cityscape #ohny #nycurbanism (at The Steinway Tower) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFSTGjlcOo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8823ko46kw44