NEW YORK CITY: 56th STREET AND PARK AVENUE Â
🗽  A Skyward Perspective of the Looming 432 Park Avenue and Surrounding Skyscrapers  🗽Â
Various Facts
🔸 432 Park Ave. is currently the tallest residential building on Earth 🔸Â
🔹 The skyscraper reaches a height of 1,396 ft (425.5 m) with 96 floors  🔹
🔸 To negate the effects of wind vortex loading, the structure utilizes two tuned mass dampers along with openings every 12 floors to enable distributed air flow🔸Â
🔹Architect Rafael Viñoly designed the residential skyscraper with inspiration from Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann’s 1905 Gitterwerk wastepaper basket 🔹 Â
Google Maps Satellite View
Acknowledgments, Additional Notes, and Sources
Image 1: Original work. If image is used elsewhere, credit
Image 2: Hoffmann Gitterwork wastepaper basket
Image 3: Low Earth orbit screenshot of New York City with Google Maps
Image 4: Near-Surface aerial view screenshot of Midtown East with Google Maps
Image 5: 3D Rendering with Google Maps
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