Counsel to Counsel Magazine - March 2009

Building on Trust
The New York Times Building is a marriage of form and function. Towering over Eighth Avenue, the skyscraper's bold façade of projecting horizontal rails suggests columns of text. Inside the public lobby a hardwood floor, intended to wear and age over time, recalls the warm vitality of an old newsroom. In contrast, the walls of the central corridor are lined with 560 small digital screens that randomly cull and display text from the current edition of The Times. It's a fusion of past and potential, of legacy and currency, and a fitting home for the paper of record. Read more...