The original Hearst Magazine Building of 1928 was designed by Joseph Urban and George B. Post & Sons, with sculpture groups by Henry Kreis. The article calls its style early Art Deco. Norman Foster added the 46-story tower, begun in 2003, topped out on February 11, 2005 and completed in October 2006.
The tower is 597 feet (182 m) high. Its glass-and-metal curtain wall hangs on a diagrid, a diagonal grid that serves as the structural system, using 10,480 short tons of steel. The infobox lists the style as structural expressionism, while the text names no style for the tower.
The base was hollowed out around an atrium about 95 feet (29 m) tall. The building was the first in New York to earn LEED Gold for overall design, upgraded to Platinum in 2012. The tower cost $500 million. Visitor access to part of the atrium was restricted after September 11.
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