Gallery: NYC's $1.3B Supertall Skyscraper Was Inspired by a Trash Can

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    432 Park Avenue is the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere. It was inspired, say the architect and developer, by this 1905 trash can by Austrian designer Josef Hoffman.
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    432 Park Avenue is a supertall, a rising genre of skyscrapers that includes the 1,396-feet-tall Manhattan building along with 1 World Trade Center. It's also been panned heavily by some critics for both its boxy design and the price tag on its units, which make it only a boon to the very wealthy.
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    The grid-like exterior, as seen from inside 432 Park Avenue.
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