Courtesy of the New York Times
The Times Center—part of the new Renzo Piano-designed New York Times headquarters—is scheduled to open in September 2007. The venue will host Times events as well as open its two separate spaces for trade shows, concerts, screenings, and other corporate functions. A 378-seat auditorium with a 40- by 10-foot stage, wireless Internet access, and production facilities will be a floor above a hall with 4,958 square feet of space and room for 400 seated or 700 for receptions. —Anna Sekula