I snapped this picture yesterday as I was walking around Long Island City's Queen Plaza. The building is named 2 Gotham Center and is a 21-story multi use structure designed by the architectural firm Moed de Armas & Shannon. Isn't it beautiful? I like how the building seems to melt into the sky.
The secret is in the quality of the glass. In this article by The Real Deal--a New York City real estate magazine--the author states there is "no firm that has exploited more single-mindedly, or to greater effect, the new technologies in glass cladding than it has."
