norman foster tours new york's hearst tower with the help of a drone

norman foster tours new york’s hearst tower with the help of a drone
image courtesy of hearst corporation

commemorating the 10th anniversary of new york’s hearst tower, a new video offers a guided tour of the building – the first structure to be commissioned in the city post september 11. hosted by norman foster, the movie uses an aerial camera drone to shed new light on the inner-workings of the 46-storey tower. the drone sweeps up the icefall cascade in the atrium, before capturing internal and external views of the architecture, and scenes from the various editorial floors.

‘this anniversary brings back many memories about the inception of hearst tower’, commented lord foster. ‘walking into the building a decade later, you immediately note the flourishing sense of community, and it takes me back to the very earliest days of the project. our initial concept to transform the six-story base of the international magazine building into hearst’s town square, a modern-day piazza, has been realized’.

watch the video tour in full below.

the movie uses an aerial camera drone to shed new light on the inner-workings of the 46-storey tower
image courtesy of hearst corporation

the video is hosted by the building’s architect lord norman foster
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the movie presents unique aerial views
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the drone sweeps up the icefall cascade in the atrium
image courtesy of foster and partners

hearst tower was the first structure to be commissioned in the city post september 11
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the design’s distinctive façade viewed from street level
image courtesy of hearst corporation