Photo Friday: The Beekman Tower

Continuing on this week's skyline theme, here's Frank Ghery's Beekman Tower as seen from City Hall Park, behind the late-nineteenth century buildings on Park Row. At left is 41 Park Row, which is the former New York Times building, and at right is the Potter Building at 38 Park Row.
August 26, 2010. Photo by Preservator.


And while we're on the subject, here's a neat interview with the architecture critic, Paul Goldberger, from a conversation on WNYC last week. I particularly enjoy the way Goldberger addressed the complaint that the Beekman Tower obscures views of the historic Woolworth Building.

He said, "I don't think it will take away from the Woolworth at all. I think it will, in fact, communicate nicely with the Woolworth. You have two different generations talking to each other, which is good. And it's not right up against the Woolworth; it's actually a little distance away, so they can really communicate with each other, but also stand alone in a certain way."