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8 Spruce Street - Beekman Tower
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CONTEXT |
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reinforced concrete, glass, steel, aluminium
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  North America |
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Nation |
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  United States |
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  New York |
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  New York City |
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  New York |
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  New York - Manhattan |
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  Manhattan |
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  8 Spruce Street, Beekman Street
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Residential buildings
Multiple dwelling
Vertical architectures
Skyscrapers
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ARCHITECTURE | Education buildings
Schools
Buildings for health and well-being
Health service centres
Wellness centre
Transport buildings and structures
Garages, car parking, etc.
Urban equipment and structures for public areas
Pedestrian areas, promenades
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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2003
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Realisation |
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2006 - 2011 |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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"Rascacielos globales / Global Skyscrapers", Arquitectura Viva 146, 3/2012, "Obras / Proyectos / Works / Projects", pp. 34-64 Frank Gehry, "Torre Beekman. Nueva York, EE.UU. / Beekman Tower. New York, USA", Arquitectura Viva 146, 3/2012, "Obras / Proyectos / Works / Projects", pp. 48-53 (34-64) |
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Josephine Minutillo, "Behind the curtain wall. Three residential buildings with highly innovative facades in New York City", Architectural Record 9/2010, september 2010, pp. 128-140 "Beekman Tower (Gehry Partners)", Architectural Record 9/2010, september 2010, pp. 128-130 (128-140) |
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"Beekman Street housing, New York (Gehry Partners)", A+U. Architecture and Urbanism 5/2010, may 2010 [New directions: sustainability and technology in New York], pp. 88-91 (15-131) |
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"Beekman Street housing, New York. Gehry Partners", GA Document 109, september 2009, pp. 32-37 |
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David Sokol, "Gehry designs NYC's tallest residential tower", Architectural Record 7/2008, july 2008, p. 40 |
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DIMENSIONAL DATA |
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sq.m. 93,000 (sq.ft. 1,000,000) school sq.m. 9,300 (sq.ft. 100,000) hospital sq.m. 2,300 (sq.ft. 250,000) |
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