The thinnest skyscraper in the world is part of the Pencil towers, a new architectural trend for billionaires that is causing controversy in the Big Apple.
Contrary to popular belief, skyscrapers did not originate in New York, but in Chicago. However, it is a reality that there few such iconic skylines like that of the Big Apple. Never before in history have towers been so tall, with dozens of floors above the ground.
A race to heaven
During the 30’s, an unstoppable race to build the tallest building hit the cultural capital of the United States. East boom of architectural projects gave rise to that, little by little, the skyline that we know today.
At the same time, the famous Trump Building. With 283 meters high, received the title of «tallest in the world«, To lose it less than a month later against the Chrysler Building.
Thirty years later, the second wave of towering skyscrapers arrived in New York. By 60, the shadows of the buildings began to spread over the blocks, each longer, competing the ones with the others for a place in space.
Yes by 1973, with the construction of the Twin Towers, the New York skyline was practically finished. In 2001 it changed radically, with the incident that shook the entire West. It seems, then, that the city is in an endless process of construction: the third boom is happening today.
Pencil Towers: New York’s Third Construction Boom
A new kind of skyscraper is catching on in New York. It’s about the Pencil Towers: a series of elongated buildings, intended for social elites from United States, which have generated wide discussion among the locals.
In the world they are known as pencil towers (for their English translation), and they are particularly slim skyscrapers that reach heights never seen before. They get their name from their physical appearance: they literally look like upright pencils, trying to touch the sky of New York.
At first glance, it seems that the breeze could make them fall. However, the reality is that they are extremely strong, given the cutting-edge technology with which they were designed at the structural level. Enthusiasts have called them the “towers of the future.” Despite this, there are detractors in all parts of the world, who lament the breaking of the classic skyline of the Big Apple.
The controversy continues
Today, at least 20 pencil towers they are being built in New York. All are part of a projected effort to be completed in five more years. There are those who assure that these buildings are marking a milestone in architecture of the city, as part of its historical transformation.
However, when it comes to aesthetics and functionality, people have a rather hesitant attitude. In addition to breaking with the traditional view of the city, they have been harshly criticized for marking a significant social distance between those who can buy property there and those who could not even dream of doing so.
An example of this is clearly seen from Central Park: it is the Steinway Tower, a residential skyscraper whose opening is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021. In the center of Manhattan Island, the number 111 West 57th Street, crown Midtown like the second tallest building in the West. It has 435 meters high (24 times the total magnitude of its width) and has 91 floors.
Much of the pencil towers rise in the 57th Street, in Midtown Manhattan. Over the years, it has earned the nickname of «Billonaire’s Row«, by real estate capital gains, which rises many times beyond the roofs of the same buildings. Although there is no resolution to the controversy, it has generated wide discussion in public space, that will surely intensify in the coming years.
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