DKS in New York; visits 'The Edge

NT Correspondent, Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday paid a visit to a sky-deck in New York, which is called the “The Edge”. Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru Development Minister, is planning to build a sky-deck in the state capital as well. He visited the New York sky-deck and inspected its architecture and design. He was accompanied by his wife Usha. He got a bird’s eye view of New York City from the 7,500 square feet sky deck located on the 100th floor of a building in Hudson Yard.

The sky deck is fully made of glass from floor to ceiling and offers a beautiful 360-degree view of the “big apple” as the city is called. “If modern technology is combined with strong thoughts, the sky deck may bring a new definition to the Bengaluru skyline as well as improve the quality of urban development,” Shivakumar said. The DCM also held talks with wellknown architect Dr Babu Kilara about the proposed sky-deck in Bengaluru. Besides The Edge, the DCM and the architect paid visits to many skyscrapers in the city. The DCM also held discussions with architect Kenneth Drucker from global design firm HOK.