The Bank of America Tower is an iconic skyscraper in the Midtown area of Manhattan in New York City, located on Sixth Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Streets, and opposite Bryant Park. It is the 4th tallest building in New York and the 6th tallest in US, but that's not what makes it so special. According to its designer, Cook + Fox Architects, this building was designed to set a new standard in high-performance buildings concentrating on the concept of biophilia, which means human's innate need for connection to natural environment.

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The representor of Cook + Fox Architects said: "We believe that experiencing architecture is more than just the visual.“ This believe is clearly shown in the details of the architecture. For example, even though the building looks very futuristic, the first thing you touch when entering in the building is a wooden doorknob. In the inside, like in the elevator room, the style gives a warm feeling like you are opening the magic box of the elevator. Besides the "feeling" part, the technology they use is also one of the most important features of the building.

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Bank of America Tower is the first commercial high-rise to earn LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council. The building’s advanced technologies include a clean-burning, on-site, 5.0 MW cogeneration plant, which provides approximately 65% of the building’s annual electricity requirements and lowers daytime peak demand by 30%. A thermal storage system further helps reduce peak load on the city’s over-taxed electrical grid by pro