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Great Drug Store to Be in the Times Building; Hegeman & Co. to Have One of the Largest in the World". The New York Times. July 31, 1905. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022 . Retrieved August 8, 2022. Herszenhorn, David M. (April 26, 1998). "With Bugs's Debut, It's Toons Square". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022 . Retrieved August 12, 2022. What: Designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Daniel Burnham, the Fuller Building, or Flatiron as its better known represents a turning point in the city’s construction methods and subsequent height limitations. Being one of the first buildings to use a steel frame, it was able to rise to 87m making it one of the tallest in the city on completion in 1902. While still incorporating classical features with a three part limestone and glazed terra-cotta façade, it seems to defy architectural logic and at the time of construction was commonly expected to collapse when faced with a strong gust of wind. Over a century later Burnham’s design has undermined doubt and the Flatiron building has become one of New York’s most iconic images.

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a b c d Collins, Glenn (January 18, 1996). "The Media Business: Advertising; How do you get your message across among the Times Square throng? Try turning up the steam". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013 . Retrieved August 9, 2022. a b "Times Tower Sign To Get Good News". The Washington Post. April 2, 1974. p.A14. ISSN 0190-8286. ProQuest 146202415. Times Tower Fire is Laid to Smoking; Cavanagh Says Blaze Began in Storeroom for Toys". The New York Times. December 19, 1961. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022 . Retrieved August 5, 2022. a b "The Times' Famous News Sign Will Be 20 Years Old Saturday; Among First Moving Electric Bulletins Was Description of President Hoover's Election -- Many Momentous Stories Told". The New York Times. November 2, 1948. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022 . Retrieved September 2, 2022. a b c d e Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial. New York: Monacelli Press. p.1103. ISBN 1-885254-02-4. OCLC 32159240. OL 1130718M.What: Completed in July 2013, One World Trade Centre is the tallest skyscraper in New York and the sixth tallest in the world. Its height of 1,776 feet (541 m) is a deliberate reference to the year the United States Declaration of Independence was signed. The design solution for the tower is an innovation in structure, urban design, safety and sustainability and is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild following the destruction of the original World Trade Centre’s. It is known colloquially as the freedom tower.

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Once the tunnels have been excavated and fitted, they will be filled with containers of nuclear waste, which will then be sealed with a protective layer of bentonite clay to prevent any leakage. If there is any building which ought to last for a long time, it is this one! Large Hadron Collider, Geneva, Switzerland Muschamp, Herbert (April 7, 1997). "A Chance for an Architect to Let His Imagination Run Free". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022 . Retrieved August 12, 2022. Old Times Tower Will Be Enclosed By Marble Panels". The New York Times. August 2, 1964. p.249. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 115884348. Bagli, Charles V. (June 19, 1997). "Tower in Times Sq., Billboards and All, Earns 400% Profit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012 . Retrieved January 14, 2013.

The Government intends to ratchet up the new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards (MEES) for commercial properties over time as part of efforts to hit national net zero targets.