The Architect · Lina · New York
Vessel
Contested, expensive, and now climbable again after a 2024 reopening with floor-to-ceiling mesh added. As pure structure it's fascinating — 154 flights of stairs folding into a copper-clad lattice. Walk it and judge for yourself whether it's a building, a sculpture, or a very tall stairwell.
Heatherwick's interlocking-staircase structure — reopened in 2024 with new safety measures.
— Lina, The Architect
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