VIA 57 West

Bjarke Ingels met the New York developer Douglas Durst Chairman of The Durst Organization in the early 2000s when he was in Denmark. Durst, who visited Ingels' Copenhagen studio in February 2010, found him very inventive, noting that unlike other architects, "What was striking about his work was that each design was so different, and designed for the locale." == Design ==

VIA 57 West is Ingels's first New York project. From Manhattan, the 709-unit building resembles a distorted pyramid with a steeply sloped façade, rising toward the northeast. Across the river in Weehawken, New Jersey, the building's sloped façade gives the appearance of an extra large sailing vessel making its way across the Hudson River. With its angular balconies around an integrated green plaza, the block connects with the waterfront and Hudson River Park, taking full account of the surroundings while providing views with little traffic noise. The building has a floor area of including residential and retail programming. The northern façade of the building features a number of balconies skewed at a 45-degree angle, a pattern employed in Ingels's previous works, such as the VM Houses in the Ørestad section of Copenhagen. ==Reception==

The triangular structure has been described as a hybrid between a European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise. One reviewer described it as a torqued pyramid or "a quarter of a watermelon that’s had a large chunk surgically extracted from its center." It was given the Emporis Best Skyscraper design award in 2016. ==Other features==

Landmark Theatres ran an eight-screen movie theater on the ground floor of the building. Look Cinemas leased the theater in February 2023 and opened a "dine-in" theater there in May 2023. The dine-in theater closed in January 2026. ==Awards==

• 2016 CTBUH Tall Building Awards: Best Tall Building Americas ==References==