The New York Times Building
Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE present a quietly luminous addition to the Manhattan skyline.

Photo © David Sundberg/Esto

Curtain-Wall Ingenuity Eliminates the Fear Factor
Design architect Renzo Piano conceived of a brise-soleil made of horizontal rods to project 18 inches from the curtain wall. Simple in concept, confounding in execution, when one imagines finding a strategy that would work for a 52-story tower.

Photo © David Sundberg/Esto

The New York Times Building at the Turn of the 20th Century
The last time anyone made a fuss over the architecture of the New York Times’ headquarters was in the first decade of the 20th century. Then Cyrus Eidlitz, with Andrew C. MacKenzie, designed the Times’ offices, completed in 1905, for a new location far removed from its old home down by City Hall.

Photo courtesy Suzanne Stephens

Renzo Piano Comments on the New York Times Building
In an interview with RECORD deputy editor Suzanne Stephens in preparation for the magazine’s coverage, the architect reflected on the building and underscored certain concerns relating to architecture at the current moment.

Photo © Annie Leibovitz/courtesy Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Videos
Our extensive Web coverage of The New York Times Building includes three videos. Watch an interview with architect Renzo Piano, learn the purpose of the building’s outer skin made of ceramic rods, and hear how the company has cut down significantly on energy use.

Videos courtesy The New York Times Company

Slide show
Take a virtual tour of the tower through this 10-image slide show. View shots of the colorful Modern furnishings, the open and airy newsroom, and the auditorium overlooking a grassy courtyard with a cluster of white birches.

Photo © Nic Lehoux