For those of you interested in the intricacies of how to build a world class skyscraper, New York Times VP David Thurm spells it out in the Harvard Business Review. Lesson Numero Uno: educate yourself and become the co-project manager. Lesson Numero Dos: Don’t fall for BS like “value engineering.” Lesson Numero Tres: Get manufacturers to make cool shit just for you on the cheap because you’re the Times. Lesson Numero Catorce (oops, I mean Cuatro): Involve the underlings in a meaningful way.In all seriousness, if the Times builds its building the way Mr. Thurm says it is, Renzo Piano's tower will become an icon in the New York skyline in a way that none of the Times' previous buildings have.
