{"id":47684,"date":"2019-04-29T08:45:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T12:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=47684"},"modified":"2021-04-22T06:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T10:12:50","slug":"glass-skyscrapers-passe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glass-skyscrapers-passe\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Tried Banning Glass Skyscrapers. What Comes Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>New York City mayor Bill de Blasio once announced the city\u2019s plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/g00\/news\/nationworld\/ct-new-york-mayor-bill-de-blasio-glass-skyscraper-ban-20190422-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/g00\/news\/nationworld\/ct-new-york-mayor-bill-de-blasio-glass-skyscraper-ban-20190422-story.html\">ban new construction of inefficient skyscrapers<\/a> as part of a major bid to tackle climate change. The proposal sought to dramatically reduce the largest cause of greenhouse gases in the city: All-glass buildings.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For decades, glass and steel have stood tall as pillars of New York City&#8217;s architectural language. Throughout much of the 20th century, glass skyscrapers were seen as the ultimate architectural symbol of progress. Along with post-war innovation came the ability to manufacture large glass panes that could be produced both quickly and uniformly, and many architects were eager to display such advancements \u2014 as conspicuously as possible \u2014 on the world stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50963\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50963\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50963 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hudson-Yards-Flickr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hudson-Yards-Flickr.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hudson-Yards-Flickr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hudson-Yards-Flickr-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hudson-Yards-Flickr-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Hudson Yards, New York City; photo by Maciek Lulko on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lulek\/45683658331\/in\/photolist-2cAUG2z-Qt471o-2buSc1Q-2cwrHmh-298Rbm3-NStT75-M97jtR-28eqwtp-KyxXCc-29aLoDj-26pckcU-FMNLrP-25rTjor-245t5Lx-24mHXML-22Fytyh-22FysFL-25ro6hp-25ro5nt-25ro4KB-FMhZX6-24mHMky-24mHKLG-23NkrXm-24T7sST-219UvDK-YYmiss-XTBddb-VHGVQ9-VLreNr-WMiy18-SNr64w-Q8V7y9-QwCT5R-Q8V7ou-Ni66uD-M3wgCU-LoLrWs-F6xPEM-En8sfr-EjNmMU-EbFduE-En8bBT-EbESJh-CKSvCk-CmRnv3-Dh3pjA-xEVQmm-xEmeH8-xEmcAn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, this did not come without costs. 40% of the world\u2019s energy consumption and approximately one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from buildings. Glass and steel construction has inevitably been at the forefront of these massive effects on the environment. Beyond the aesthetic homogeneity of all-glass skylines, there is growing skepticism regarding the overall benefits of this type of construction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some architects are choosing to adapt with glass, harnessing burgeoning technologies such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/cf-moller-solar-tiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">building-integrated photovoltaics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and leveraging <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/energy-efficient-curtain-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">various avenues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the material\u2019s sustainable potential, many high-profile architects are choosing to move away from the practice. Some of the results, particularly in New York City, are both shocking and energizing, and offer a welcome respite from the status quo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this collection, discover just a few of the spectacular buildings cropping up on the City\u2019s skyline, which show incredible towers are possible without relying solely on steel and glass:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47690\" style=\"width: 2374px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47690\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47690 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_2364_col_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_2364_col_3.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_2364_col_3-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_2364_col_3-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_2364_col_3-1024x661.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/06\/21\/130-william-new-york-skyscraper-david-adjaye-design-details-renderings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47691\" style=\"width: 1714px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47691\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47691 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_hero-1704x959.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1704\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_hero-1704x959.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_hero-1704x959-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_hero-1704x959-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/130-william-david-adjaye-new-york-skyscraper-lightstone_dezeen_hero-1704x959-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1704px) 100vw, 1704px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/06\/21\/130-william-new-york-skyscraper-david-adjaye-design-details-renderings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;Lava Stone&#8221; Concrete<\/h2>\n<p><b>130 William<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/adjaye-associates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Adjaye<\/a>, New York City<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Adjaye \u2014 the architect behind D.C.\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/architectural-details-david-adjaye-smithsonian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Museum of African American History<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 is making a new international mark, with his first ever New York City skyscraper. Set for completion in 2020, the 66-story, 244-unit residential tower built in collaboration with Hill West Architects and Lightstone, is cloaked in a dark gray concrete fa\u00e7ade that is meant to resemble lava stone. The entire face of the building, including its highly detailed, faceted texture, draws inspiration from the stone and masonry craftsmanship of other historic buildings in the neighborhood. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/david-adjaye-130-william-first-new-york-condo-tower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Adjaye<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cThe design for 130 William acknowledges the tower\u2019s location on the city\u2019s earliest streets.\u201d Adjaye was \u201cinspired to craft a building that turns away from the commercial feel of glass and that instead celebrates New York\u2019s heritage of masonry architecture with a distinctive presence in Manhattan\u2019s skyline.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47699\" style=\"width: 1714px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47699\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47699 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_hero-1704x959.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1704\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_hero-1704x959.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_hero-1704x959-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_hero-1704x959-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_hero-1704x959-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1704px) 100vw, 1704px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2017\/10\/23\/180-east-88th-ddg-new-york-upper-east-side-residential-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47700\" style=\"width: 2374px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47700\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47700 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_col_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_col_9.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_col_9-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_col_9-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/180-east-88th-street-ddg_dezeen_2364_col_9-903x1024.jpg 903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2017\/10\/23\/180-east-88th-ddg-new-york-upper-east-side-residential-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Handmade Bricks<\/h2>\n<p><b>180 East 88th Street <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/ddg-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DDG<\/a>, New York City<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">180 East 88th Street by DDG, which is under construction in New York City\u2019s Carnegie Hall, will be one of the tallest skyscrapers in the area once completed. With this design, DDG sought to reference masonry high rises constructed in New York between 1920 and 1940, many of which were built in the art deco architectural style. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new tower will be clad in 594,433 handmade bricks, which will be set in wooden moulds and fired at several temperatures to create varying shades of grey. Altogether, the building&#8217;s exterior will feature patterned grey brickwork, concrete laid in a chevron pattern, vaulted balconies, and brass frames.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47696\" style=\"width: 1830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47696\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_Hoyt_rendering_1.0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1820\" height=\"1213\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering by Binyan via <a href=\"http:\/\/studiogang.com\/project\/11-hoyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Studio Gang<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47697\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47697\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47697 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_Hoyt_rendering_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_Hoyt_rendering_2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_Hoyt_rendering_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_Hoyt_rendering_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_Hoyt_rendering_2-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_Hoyt_rendering_2-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering by Binyan via <a href=\"http:\/\/studiogang.com\/project\/11-hoyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Studio Gang<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Precast Concrete<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/studiogang.com\/project\/11-hoyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>11 Hoyt<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Studio Gang<\/a>, Brooklyn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last twenty years, Downtown Brooklyn\u2019s residential population has increased by more than 40-percent. However, many residents have noted that the Downtown area \u2014 a center of commercial and civic life \u2014 lacks comfortable outdoor space. With 11 Hoyt, which is currently under construction, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/studiogang.com\/project\/11-hoyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio Gang<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sought to design a tower that would \u201cprovide space for nature and community to thrive, vertically, within the densifying neighborhood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formerly a parking garage, the full-block site will be transformed into an elevated green podium anchored by a precast concrete tower with scalloped edges. The building\u2019s sculptural exterior not only makes for a dynamic addition to Hoyt Street, but it also pushes out and diversifies the interior floor plan, allowing for built-in windows seats framed by eight-foot-tall windows. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47702\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47702\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47702 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cam_03_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cam_03_1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cam_03_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cam_03_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cam_03_1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/881133\/art-deco-inspired-45-broad-street-by-cetraruddy-to-become-tallest-residential-tower-in-lower-manhattan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47703\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47703\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47703 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/45-Broad-Street-December-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/45-Broad-Street-December-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/45-Broad-Street-December-2-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/45-Broad-Street-December-2-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/45-Broad-Street-December-2-368x184.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Observational Level Rendering via <a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/2017\/12\/new-renderings-for-supertall-45-broad-street-as-more-machinery-appears-on-site.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York YIMBY<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Bronze<\/h2>\n<p><b>45 Broad Street <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/cetraruddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CetraRuddy<\/a>, New York City<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another tower that references the City\u2019s art deco history, CetraRuddy\u2019s 45 Broad Street will soon become the tallest residential skyscraper in Lower Manhattan. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/05\/04\/blue-glass-pleated-khaki-facades-new-york-stone-concrete-brick-skyscrapers\/?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=bottom_block_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cetra<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cSimple glass boxes never took a referential approach to the site; they\u2019re superimposed onto the context, rather than growing thoughtfully out of it. That approach is changing now, and the mood is that buildings can, and have to, respond to the environment and to their surroundings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45 Broad Street will occupy a vacant lot close to the New York Stock Exchange. With thin bronze mullions that stretch up the slender glass fa\u00e7ade, the design for the 82-story building references surrounding art deco structures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently under construction in New York City, these four buildings offer a welcome respite from the status quo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":47775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"insert","architizer_featured_image":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[9762,10563,10564,9912],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-47684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-materials","category-practice","architizer_firm-adjaye-associates","architizer_firm-cetraruddy","architizer_firm-ddg","architizer_firm-studio-gang-architects"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New York Tried Banning Glass Skyscrapers. 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