I apologise for the awkward photo, I took it whilst of a moving bus so it isn't great, but you can get the overall idea of the architecture. This is actually the Hearst (International Magazine) Building, which as you will notice looks quite odd as it combines the modern and the traditional/ new and old. The bottom of this building was built in 1928 by Joseph Urban and then the tower was added on in 2006 by Norman Foster. It's interesting as it's been built using a triangular framing pattern, which is considered to be quite uncommon.
Apart from the fact that it looks different, it's also famous because of the number of environmental considerations built into the plan, for example, the rain is stored in a tank in the basement and the building itself is made from 80% recycled steel. The tour guide also mentioned that they recycle just about everything that they can, which I think is great considering it' size. More companies should take notice of what they're doing in this building.
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