Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a supertall skyscraper in New York, which has a series of cantilevers to give it a dramatic form.

Named The Affirmation Tower, the skyscraper was designed for a 1.2-acre vacant plot of land at 418 11th Avenue in Manhattan where New York State has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in order to fill the site.
The Affirmation Tower would be built in Manhattan
Adjaye Associates designed the 1,663-feet-tall (498-metre) supertall skyscraper ? a building over 300 metres ? to cantilever outwards five times so that the upper levels are much larger than the lower levels. This would give it an inverted appearance compared to a traditional skyscraper.
Outwardly defined by these stepped blocks, the building would include two hotels and office space, as well as an ice skating rink and an observation deck. The skyscraper would include two hotels and office spaces
Local developer Peebles Corporation has submitted the supertall to the Empire State Development Corporation in a bid to build the skyscraper on the vacant site, which is called Site K.
It is positioned next to Manhattan's Javits Center, one block away from the city's High Line, as well as the Hudson Yards real estate development and Number 7 subway line.
An observation deck would feature in the design
If built, the project would be Adjaye Associates' tallest tower to date.
According to the studio it would be the first skyscraper built by a team of Black architects, dev...