The Hearst Corporation’s headquarters it he greenest building in New York.  To build it, they gutted their old building, reused most of the materials and built their new building up from inside it.  It’s really very cool.  We couldn’t go up passed the lobby but the entrance was pretty interesting to see.  Two escalator move diagonally through waterfalls that flow at random rates throughout the day.  Sometimes the water flow is loud and sometimes it is soft and tranquil.  The guard at the front gave us the rundown on the building, telling us that the water was used to cool the building as well as give the entryway character.  On the wall above the escalators and waterfalls is a giant finger painting made from mud found at the bottom of the Hudson River.

the entrance waterfalls and finger painting

Hearst Corporation Headquarters