New York Times Building
- Architect
- Renzo Piano
- Year
- 2007
- Style
- Contemporary Modern
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The New York Times Building is a 52-story, 1,046-foot skyscraper at 620 Eighth Avenue, designed by Renzo Piano and Fox & Fowle and completed in 2007 as the headquarters of the New York Times Company. It was developed jointly by the Times Company, Forest City Ratner, and ING Real Estate, with the Times Company operating the lower office floors and Brookfield Properties operating the upper ones. As of 2025 it is tied with the Chrysler Building as the thirteenth-tallest building in the city.
the building
Ceramic-rod curtain wall. The facade is largely a glass curtain wall fronted by ceramic rods that deflect heat and glare, giving the tower its distinctive screened appearance.
Cruciform steel frame. The building is cruciform in plan with a steel-framed superstructure and a braced mechanical core; the steel framing and bracing are exposed at the four corners, with an office tower on the west side and a four-story podium on the east.
the style
Piano's modern architecture design favors an exposed structural expression and a light, screened glass facade over ornament, letting the ceramic-rod cladding and visible steel bracing carry the building's identity.
More on Contemporary Modernthe architect
Renzo Piano designed the building with Fox & Fowle; the facts here do not detail Piano's wider body of work.
More on Renzo Pianosignificance
As of 2025, the New York Times Building is tied with the Chrysler Building as the thirteenth-tallest building in New York City.
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nearby
- 330 West 42nd Street
- New Amsterdam Theater
- Times Square Hotel
- The Times Square Building
- Knickerbocker Hotel
- Music Box Theater