In pictures: Adjaye reveals designs for New York’s second tallest skyscraper

By Emily Twinch2022-01-04T06:00:00

Architect says Affirmation Tower’s tapering upside-down appearance ’symbol of minorities putting down roots’

David Adjaye has unveiled plans for a 1,633-foot building in New York which would be the tallest skyscraper in the world by a black architect.

The $3.5bn Affirmation Tower would be the second-tallest tower in the city, after One World Trade Centre.

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