BIG unveils plans for Manhattan towers connected by cantilevered skybridge

By Tom Lowe2024-02-15T12:44:00

Four-tower scheme next to United Nations HQ to include one of North America’s largest rooftop pools

Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled plans for a pair of towers in New York which will be connected at the top by a cantilevered skybridge 168m above a public park.

The Freedom Plaza scheme, which features four towers in total, will include one of North America’s largest rooftop swimming pools on the cantilevered element with views across Midtown Manhattan.

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