Architectural wunderkind Bjarke Ingels (a 2011 AD Innovator) is set to make his New…

Architectural wunderkind Bjarke Ingels (a 2011 AD Innovator) is set to make his New York City debut in 2016 with W57, an asymmetrical, torquing, pyramid-shaped residential tower on Manhattan’s Far West Side designed by his firm BIG. The building, which centers on a courtyard, isn’t twisting just for fun: Like much of BIG’s work, the structure’s clever form is meant to maximize access to light and air and capitalize on views.

Ibrahim Fawakherji

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