Recommended Reading: NYC's new subway hub is an architectural marvel
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How James Carpenter Gave NYC Subway Riders a Portal to the Sky
by Shaunacy Ferro,
Fast Company
New York City's latest subway station is a really big deal. Fulton Center recalls an age when public transit stations packed in architectural prowess, and this hub does just that. The main element is the so-called Sky Reflector Net that not only bathes the atrium in natural light, but also reflects that light two stories underground thanks to a cable structure suspended way up above.
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