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[nydavid]

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drawing found on an ad on 42nd st :)

[marshall]

Any idea when we might see the next jump which will take us over the 400 meter mark? Getting so close!

[NYguy]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/nyregion/in-crane-far-above-manhattan-no-false-moves-allowed.html

Operating a Crane at 1,100 Feet, No False Moves Are Allowed

By CHARLES V. BAGLI
May 21, 2012



To get to his workplace in the sky, Tom Gordon must board two construction hoists to the 86th floor, riding in open-air steel cages that traverse the side of the tower of 1 World Trade Center. There are no walls yet at this height. A narrow catwalk extends about 30 feet from the lip of the building to the cockpit of his climbing tower crane, a Favco 1500 with a 500-horsepower diesel engine and a 135-foot boom.

Mr. Gordon is among an elite cadre who operate the roughly 200 cranes that swing across the Manhattan skyline in full public view, but few do their work at the height or the scrutiny that accompanies his work. He cannot swivel the crane in one direction too quickly because it would send his load in a much wider arc that could threaten the crane’s stability. If the wind exceeds 30 miles per hour, Mr. Gordon shuts down the crane. A dropped load, or even a flyaway hard hat, could kill someone below, worker or pedestrian. “You’re always trying to control the load, make sure it’s being moved around safely,” Mr. Gordon, 45, said. “New York City’s a little different than anywhere else. As you can see, it’s congested. You’ve got buildings everywhere. Cars everywhere.”

Over the objections of Mr. Gordon’s union, Local 14 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, the Bloomberg administration has adopted new rules for licensing crane operators, requiring national certification and new training requirements. The union insists that the city should continue to administer the practical and written tests for a license and not de-emphasize the importance and necessity of having local experience.

The union contends that the thicket of tall buildings is more dense in New York than elsewhere. There are about 535 buildings in the city that are 328 feet tall or higher, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, compared with 257 in Chicago and 57 in Los Angeles. “It’s not like running a crane in the middle of the field,” Mr. Gordon said. “The guys who operate cranes in New York are the best anywhere. It’s the environment you’re forced to work in.”

About 220 feet above him, there are two tower cranes at the top of 1 World Trade Center that reel up the steel beams for the iron workers and the ever-rising tower. Sitting 1,100 feet above the street and 30 feet off the side of what will be New York’s tallest skyscraper, Mr. Gordon guided his crane’s boom closer to the platform jutting off the 86th floor. There, four concrete workers, each wearing a harness so they will not be swept into space and almost certain death, grabbed the cable extending from the boom. They lashed it around three tons of iron rods that had been used to hold the concrete forms for the central core of the tower. One of the workers raised his gloved hand in a signal that Mr. Gordon could haul away the load. His left hand on a toggle stick, Mr. Gordon slowly swiveled the boom and his cockpit, or cab, away from the building as the load began its descent to a spot on the street below that is barely visible.





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[m0by]

Any idea when we might see the next jump which will take us over the 400 meter mark? Getting so close!

Atm they need two weeks per floor... guess we will see new steel next week, maybe on monday?!
Correct me if I am wrong...

Do we have new information about the base?

[NYguy]

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[2-TOWERS]

What a shot !!!!!!!!!!!!:tup:

[Stained]

That was a great series of shots. Downtown is beginning to dominate the area once more.

[crewex]

Loving this tower more every day, can't wait till their's two again!

[CarlosV]

After two days of blinding fog, you can see a new row of glass :)

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[sask1982]

I am coming to NYC for the first time in fall 2013. 1 WTC will still not be completed then, correct?

We are planning a 10-14 day stay. I hope that will be enough time to see all the sights!

[Tru Bert]

I am coming to NYC for the first time in fall 2013. 1 WTC will still not be completed then, correct?

We are planning a 10-14 day stay. I hope that will be enough time to see all the sights!

By the fall of 2013, One Wtc will be complete and open according to its plans. But remember plans can always change, as to what we have seen as this tower has been built.

[nickguar]

That was a great series of shots. Downtown is beginning to dominate the area once more.

Nothing beats Midtown, when you're in the canyon, a forest of steel sequoias.

[hunser]

A week old but still worth it...

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[NewYorkDominates]

Nothing beats Midtown, when you're in the canyon, a forest of steel sequoias.

I haven't been to Midtown or New York for that matter,but I've seen a couple pics of 6th Ave. and it looks amazing.

Yes,new glass.I think we're at the 72nd floor now.

[sterlippo1]

Nothing beats Midtown, when you're in the canyon, a forest of steel sequoias.

it is awesome but i prefer Downtown myself. I just like the chaotic way the streets are laid out as well as the canyons

[JZeig1]

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If you look at the photo on the reflection of the 4wtc, there is a building behind the shorter of the three WFC building. Can someone tell me what buildings that is???

Oohh,,, beautiful pic's...

[chris123678]

Can Someone PLEASE answer this.

Why is there a platform right below the 20th floor of the base?

Also, why is the crane there? Are they getting ready to remove the netting for base glass? Rumors are at skyscrapercity.

[Roadcruiser1]

If you look at the photo on the reflection of the 4wtc, there is a building behind the shorter of the three WFC building. Can someone tell me what buildings that is???

Oohh,,, beautiful pic's...

That is either 255 Liberty Street, or the Manhattan Sailing School.

Can Someone PLEASE answer this.

Why is there a platform right below the 20th floor of the base?

Also, why is the crane there? Are they getting ready to remove the netting for base glass? Rumors are at skyscrapercity.

Preparing for base glass. I don't know about the crane, but they probably won't remove the net. They will work behind it.

[Noll]

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[JACKinBeantown]

A week old but still worth it...

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That's a friggin' fantastic picture!

[QUEENSNYMAN]

That's a friggin' fantastic picture!

Yes truly a beautiful shot thats for sure:)

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYBOY75

[Domamania]

can someone please post a link to the wtc cam thats on top of tower 7.. Thank you so much..

[sterlippo1]

That's a friggin' fantastic picture!

I like how the lights on top of Setai look

[eseninobrandon]

ive never seen a building top out. one world trade center will be my first. :megusta:

[NYguy]

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[hunser]

Higher resolution...


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[hunser]

And a recent one...

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[HomrQT]

Hunser... you are a god amongst men, sir. Thank you for sharing in a higher res. Absolutely amazing photos.

[car2004]

Higher resolution...


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Wow, man! These are thus are the best pictures I have seen of NYC at night!!! By far! May I ask, what type of camera do you use? Truly great work!

[hunser]

Wow, man! These are thus are the best pictures I have seen of NYC at night!!! By far! May I ask, what type of camera do you use? Truly great work!

Hunser... you are a god amongst men, sir. Thank you for sharing in a higher res. Absolutely amazing photos.

My pleasure. But those pics aren't mine, that's why I linked them: mudpig (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yukonblizzard/).

NYC's skyline sure is amazing! :yes:

[pnapp1]

Here is a pic I took of the base on the South side of 1 WTC. All the brackets are in and they are re-priming and painting the steel but no curtain wall yet.

http://www.wtcphotos.com/photos/wtc1_2012-05-10_p1.jpg

[babybackribs2314]

From last night & full update--

http://www.yimbynews.com/2012/05/construction-update-world-trade-center.html

I still think this looks ghoulish, but 4 WTC moreso (at night)... when finished, the lighting should look phenomenal. I really hope they do something with the edges.

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[chris123678]

PLEASE- Is the glass on the 73rd floor or the 81st floor? Another user on skyscraper city said its on floor 81, but i don't think so.

[Zapatan]

it's on the 73rd...

[StrongIsland]

it's on the 73rd...

I believe they are at 75 now.

[pnapp1]

I believe they are at 75 now.

75 is correct.

[pnapp1]

look at what we have going on here:

http://www.wtcphotos.com/photos/wtc1_2012-05-23_p1.jpg

[mat97]

75 is correct.

The glass in the south side is at 75th, in the north side is at 76th

[NewYorkDominates]

Installation of panels.Nice.:)

[sterlippo1]

[QUOTE=NYguy;5709608]


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i got dizzy looking at this, it's excellent

[marshall]

Wonderful pictures! Keep them coming, guys! :cool:

[Davidsam52]

look at what we have going on here:

http://www.wtcphotos.com/photos/wtc1_2012-05-23_p1.jpg

looks like they're getting ready do do something with the podium facade.....:cheers::cheers:

[chris123678]

What's going on with the base?

[599GTO]

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[Roadcruiser1]

What's going on with the base?

Preparations for base cladding.

[Thunderpriest]

I have been a long time reader of this thread, following the construction of 1 WTC since its beginning. Until now, I have been content to read everyone's input and have enjoyed the pictures and posts. However, with the recent alterations to the spire, I felt like I had an opinion to share.

1st. The spire should still remain classified as a spire and not an antenna, as it is anchored to the building using cable stays. I had read that the cables were one of the primary reasons for the classification as a spire. If the cladding is removed, but the underlying structure is still anchored by the cables, it should still count towards the final building height, if I understand correctly.

2nd. It is shameful that the Durst Company is making the decision to remove the cladding this late in the game. This is an integral design feature and the bare spire, even with LED lighting, is far less attractive. The least that they can do is to paint the spire white, but the renderings don't give that impression.

3rd. If there is no possibility of using the fiberglass radome, there is a rather simple solution to covering the antenna. White tensile fabric. Look at the roof of the Denver Airport as an example. A sheath of fabric could be made, in 8-12 separate sheets that could be raised like sails using the same type of kevlar cables used to stay the mast. This would require virtually no modification of the spire. A pulley system would have to be added to the top of the spire to allow for the hoisting of the sheath panels. The periodically spaced rings on the mast for affixing the radome would help to give the fabric a similar profile to the radome enclosure. Maintenance is then quite simple.....just lower any "sail" that requires repair or replacement....nobody would even have to climb the spire. As an added bonus....the LED lights could illuminate the fabric from within, and I believe it would actually look better than the radome. This couldn't be an overly expensive compromise, and it would look nearly identical to the radome clad spire from a distance.

I just had to throw my two cents out there.....as I can't believe that an idea this simple hasn't been thought of.

[chris123678]

Preparations for base cladding.


So when will that take place? Within the next week maybe?

[NewYorkDominates]

So when will that take place? Within the next week maybe?

Late 2012

[NYguy]

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[O-tacular]

I have been a long time reader of this thread, following the construction of 1 WTC since its beginning. Until now, I have been content to read everyone's input and have enjoyed the pictures and posts. However, with the recent alterations to the spire, I felt like I had an opinion to share.

1st. The spire should still remain classified as a spire and not an antenna, as it is anchored to the building using cable stays. I had read that the cables were one of the primary reasons for the classification as a spire. If the cladding is removed, but the underlying structure is still anchored by the cables, it should still count towards the final building height, if I understand correctly.

2nd. It is shameful that the Durst Company is making the decision to remove the cladding this late in the game. This is an integral design feature and the bare spire, even with LED lighting, is far less attractive. The least that they can do is to paint the spire white, but the renderings don't give that impression.

3rd. If there is no possibility of using the fiberglass radome, there is a rather simple solution to covering the antenna. White tensile fabric. Look at the roof of the Denver Airport as an example. A sheath of fabric could be made, in 8-12 separate sheets that could be raised like sails using the same type of kevlar cables used to stay the mast. This would require virtually no modification of the spire. A pulley system would have to be added to the top of the spire to allow for the hoisting of the sheath panels. The periodically spaced rings on the mast for affixing the radome would help to give the fabric a similar profile to the radome enclosure. Maintenance is then quite simple.....just lower any "sail" that requires repair or replacement....nobody would even have to climb the spire. As an added bonus....the LED lights could illuminate the fabric from within, and I believe it would actually look better than the radome. This couldn't be an overly expensive compromise, and it would look nearly identical to the radome clad spire from a distance.

I just had to throw my two cents out there.....as I can't believe that an idea this simple hasn't been thought of.

Good suggestion. It doesn't sound like Durst-bag is even entertaining other options though. From what I can gather he's just a stubborn cheap ass who won't compromise and just wants to do as bare minimum as possible. If he won't even paint it, do you think he'd add something as "fancy" as cloth?

Edit: I'm beginning to think his idea of high maintenance for the spire is anything not involving leaving it as a rusting pigeon roost.

[RockMont]

What is the rate of speed, the glass facade is going up now?

[NYC=WTC]

What is the rate of speed, the glass facade is going up now?

Looks like one full floor or one half floor per day. Seems like glass installation is a relatively simple process once they finish the floors :haha::haha::haha:

[chris123678]

Why Do We Have To Wait Until Late Year if the base is ready for glass now?
I'd give my own assumption and say it wills start early June.

[Thunderpriest]

Good suggestion. It doesn't sound like Durst-bag is even entertaining other options though. From what I can gather he's just a stubborn cheap ass who won't compromise and just wants to do as bare minimum as possible. If he won't even paint it, do you think he'd add something as "fancy" as cloth?

Edit: I'm beginning to think his idea of high maintenance for the spire is anything not involving leaving it as a rusting pigeon roost.

Now that you mention it, that's precisely what the rings look like....perches.
I was hoping that the thing will painted at least, and that the renderings attempted to take the setting sun into consideration when the coloring for the spire was added. The entire building has an orange cast to it. If for no other reason than weatherproofing, the spire must be painted.

I still really think that the tensile fabric is the best compromise.
It just doesn't seem as though Durst would even consider any compromise.
:shrug:

[CarlosV]

cloudy, foggy for the last 2 days.....kinda eerie looking..

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[aquablue]

Good suggestion. It doesn't sound like Durst-bag is even entertaining other options though. From what I can gather he's just a stubborn cheap ass who won't compromise and just wants to do as bare minimum as possible. If he won't even paint it, do you think he'd add something as "fancy" as cloth?

Edit: I'm beginning to think his idea of high maintenance for the spire is anything not involving leaving it as a rusting pigeon roost.

If the spire is left like that, I'll eat my hat! I have more faith in NYC, as a global world city, than many seem to have. There is no way that the future signature pinnacle of NYC and reminder to 9/11 will be crowned with an ugly spike that would be viewed as a major eye-sore anywhere else in the city. Shame on NYC's leaders as a whole if they let this man bring his miserly little plan to fruition without even a whimper. Again, I'll be shocked if this occurs. It is just not a plausible thing to do when you are dealing with such a site. It would be a massive error to go cheap here, massive and selfish, and the world, i.e, the cognoscenti, the foreign press, etc would look at NYC and its population in its entirety as if it were insane, miserly or negligent. I for one won't be personally affected, as spires in any form do not wet my whistle, so to speak. I'm more of a roof person, therefore I will probably just admire the building itself and discount the needle on top as a mere after-thought, a lingering monument to greed and stinginess, the paucity of good aesthetic taste and to a complete and utter lack of proper foresight/due diligence. What a clusterf***, pardon my french.

[Roadcruiser1]

Why Do We Have To Wait Until Late Year if the base is ready for glass now?
I'd give my own assumption and say it wills start early June.

It's not ready. They haven't finished the concrete work, and they need to put non structural steel to change the current Chinese takeout box shape of the base to a square base similar to the bases on the former Twin Towers. Then the base glass will go up.

[chris123678]

It's not ready. They haven't finished the concrete work, and they need to put non structural steel to change the current Chinese takeout box shape of the base to a square base similar to the bases on the former Twin Towers. Then the base glass will go up.

Then what's with that stuff hanging out the spaces between the windows of floor 20? I don't see why they don't do the upper portion first while they work on the lobby portion.
I'm just a little hyped about the base glass because i know this tower will look great with it.

[NYC=WTC]

Then what's with that stuff hanging out the spaces between the windows of floor 20? I don't see why they don't do the upper portion first while they work on the lobby portion.
I'm just a little hyped about the base glass because i know this tower will look great with it.

Relax, hold your horses :haha: There is no more concrete work on the base, it has already been poured and cured. That goes for the foundation work as well. What they are probably doing now behind that black netting is installing support anchors for the cladding of the base. :yes::yes::yes:

[chris123678]

Relax, hold your horses :haha: There is no more concrete work on the base, it has already been poured and cured. That goes for the foundation work as well. What they are probably doing now behind that black netting is installing support anchors for the cladding of the base. :yes::yes::yes:
Cool. Thanks For Explaining, but a pic posted by pnnapp1 and the anchors and brackets were all in.

[Roadcruiser1]

Cool. Thanks For Explaining, but a pic posted by pnnapp1 and the anchors and brackets were all in.

I highly doubt you will even get to see it in farther detail due to the black net. So -_-...

[chris123678]

I highly doubt you will even get to see it in farther detail due to the black net. So -_-...

Why Wouldn't they take the black net off?

[Roadcruiser1]

Why Wouldn't they take the black net off?

I am certain they will be working back there and they need protection.

[WTCman7301]

I am certain they will be working back there and they need protection.

How will they slide the glass in, it would be too tight for the workers to slide the glass in.

[chris123678]

I am certain they will be working back there and they need protection.

Well Just Have To Wait and See. I think they will take the netting of though.

Thanks For The Info.

[CassGilbert]

Those are some incredible pictures on the previous page. Can't wait for it to be finished. How will the observation deck compare to the one on the Twin Towers? I've been up there around 1998.

[NYguy]

Those are some incredible pictures on the previous page. Can't wait for it to be finished. How will the observation deck compare to the one on the Twin Towers?
I've been up there around 1998.

The views will be similar, yet at different angles. The observation deck itself will offer a different experience from the original, but it's basically the same thing - you go up, you look down.


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[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/world_trade_center_offers_warm_welcome_98qnSJ2LCfZ3KTpBFJpTSJ

1 World Trade Center offers warm welcome

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2012/05/25/business/web_photos/25.1f031.1wtc1c--300x300.jpg

By STEVE CUOZZO
May 25, 2012



While bickering goes on over the iconic office tower’s crown, its street-level face is just as vital — not only to Condé Nast employees who will move in by 2015, but to the millions of visitors to the 16-acre WTC site. The “podium” design by Skidmore Owings & Merrill is the end product of a tortured history that included the dumping of an earlier scheme over costs and fears its custom-fabricated glass would too easily shatter.

The new image released by the skyscraper’s owners, the Port Authority and the Durst Organization, shows for the first time how its fortified base — a cube 185-feet on each side — will look to people arriving for work.

Preliminary renderings last year suggested a monolithic, corporate-looking wall despite a supposed “pleated” effect. But the image shown here promises a warmer welcome. It is articulated by vertical glass fins protruding from panels of stainless steel slates. The fins will be arrayed in patterns that will vary as they move up the facade. Perforated aluminum screens behind the steel slates will be illuminated, making the entire tower podium glow by night — a suitable companion to the lit-up base of 7 World Trade Center nearby.


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/143558681/large.jpg

[JACKinBeantown]

^ Nice. And hey, the Post got the name right.

[cityenthusiast]

:previous: Thats awesome I'm much more excited for the completion of the base now. Im glad they chose that design. Now i just hope they come to their senses about the spire

[mrnyc]

yeah glad they finally released this, but no surprises here. i always figured the base was going to reflect 7wtc. thats ok with me.

[O-tacular]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/world_trade_center_offers_warm_welcome_98qnSJ2LCfZ3KTpBFJpTSJ

1 World Trade Center offers warm welcome

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2012/05/25/business/web_photos/25.1f031.1wtc1c--300x300.jpg

By STEVE CUOZZO
May 25, 2012




http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/143558681/large.jpg
I'm confused. Will the base now be straight as opposed to angling upward?

[hunser]

A bit old... originally posted by germantower on SSC:

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[Zapatan]

I'm confused. Will the base now be straight as opposed to angling upward?


Yea they changed it.

[Yankee fan for life]

At lest the podium had a descent design changed.

[Eidolon]

At lest the podium had a descent design changed.

This. I actually prefer this design over the previous one. :banana:

[JayPro]

Just a shot in the dark; but could it be that this whole kerfuffle with the spire is related to this? I mean once they evaluate the base (espscially as it is per these renderings), maybe they can figure out if the radome is feasible coast-wise.

What I'm triying to say is that on second look they might have enough funds to clad the spire again....maybe not as before, but at least in something.

Maybe?

[Hudson11]

What I'm triying to say is that on second look they might have enough funds to clad the spire again....maybe not as before, but at least in something.

Maybe?

it's mostly a maintenance thing, the radome would make the spire difficult to maintain. Maybe if it's redesigned.


I'm confused. Will the base now be straight as opposed to angling upward?

correct.

http://ny.curbed.com/uploads/before%20and%20after%201WTC%20base.jpg
curbed NY (http://ny.curbed.com/places/1-world-trade-center)

[RockMont]

I actually like the one on the right better. So, sometimes changes are for the better. Unlike the spire, the facade of the podium will be better, just like the design of all of the buildings is better than the original Leibeskind fiasco.

[NewYorkDominates]

^ Yeah,the one on the left looks so out of place.The new one has more of a look of the original WTC,but the old base on 1WTC had the angles like the original WTC.

[O-tacular]

I really like the new cladding for the base. In a sense I liked the original version for the angled corners because they mirrored the top portion of the tower. On the other hand it seems like an improvement for the pedestrian realm.

EDIT: One more question: does the added volume of the new curtain wall stay uninterrupted to the 20th floor? If so that would make for a wicked atrium.

[eseninobrandon]

Oh so they can pay 40 million for the new base but they can't pay 20 million for the antenna? Wtf is going on!?!?

[chris123678]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7262364772_aab2fc76d9_h.jpg

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090327-worldtradecenter-vmed-7a.grid-4x2.jpg

Looking at these two pictures, this is probably one of the few buildings that actually look like the rendering.

All credits to the owner of the top picture, these are not mine.

Again all credits to-NYGuy

[StrongIsland]

The only suckish thing about all this is the base is already built to support the cladding it was supposed to get. Now we pointlessly have the weird zigzag of steel that probaby would have looked cool with the base. Oh well, this design looks fantastic as well!

[mrnyc]

tribeca -- worth n west broadway 2day

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[sw5710]

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[jd3189]

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/143558681/large.jpg

Looks almost like the original with more trees.
http://static.flickr.com/85/249362061_9ca82d1883_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/85/249362061_9ca82d1883_o.jpg

Speaking of the lobby, I believe 1 WTC will take on a much lighter version of 7 WTC's lobby

http://www.joewoolhead.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/7-WTC-Lobby1.jpg
http://www.joewoolhead.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/7-WTC-Lobby1.jpg

http://skyscrapercenter.com/images/albums/userpics/10005/WTCT1_lobby_(c)SOM.jpg
http://skyscrapercenter.com/images/albums/userpics/10005/WTCT1_lobby_(c)SOM.jpg

[sw5710]

morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/4390781952/sizes/l/) (Feb 26)

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Remember when the base looked like this. Feb 2010

[Zapatan]

This building is beautiful, the blue is just amazing.

[chris123678]

The glass looks beautiful, i like it better than the first design.

With all the things occuring the base and the rendering being released, I think it's coming soon.

[Otie]

Installation of the fins will begin this fall ;)

[chris123678]

Installation of the fins will begin this fall ;)

Ok. But What's going on with that material hanging out of the 20th floor window?

[ocman]

It's definitely living up to the stupid designs and stupid name. Freedom looks like it's going to be fcucking uglier in reality. And proud of it's fcucking ugliness. Sorry NYC.

[WTCman7301]

When is the next jump for 1 WTC?

[bunky]

It's definitely living up to the stupid designs and stupid name. Freedom looks like it's going to be fcucking uglier in reality. And proud of it's fcucking ugliness. Sorry NYC.

Yeah, it's not called freedom tower, thanks for your opinion though bro

:gtfo2:

[Duck From NY]

It's definitely living up to the stupid designs and stupid name. Freedom looks like it's going to be fcucking uglier in reality. And proud of it's fcucking ugliness. Sorry NYC.
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Wow, you must be related to Shakespeare. You have a way with words, a real charmer ;)

[NewYorkDominates]

[QUOTE=ocman;5713557]It's definitely living up to the stupid designs and stupid name. Freedom looks like it's going to be fcucking uglier in reality. And proud of it's fcucking ugliness. Sorry NYC.[/]

Ok,now move on.Not your type of building,no need to waste time ranting.

[Silverfox]

It's definitely living up to the stupid designs and stupid name. Freedom looks like it's going to be fcucking uglier in reality. And proud of it's fcucking ugliness. Sorry NYC.

You're being too negative. This building is beautiful, and glass towers in general are the way to go. They blend seamlessly with their surroundings, and the environmental efficiency of the new World Trade Center buildings is reason enough for me to embrace them. I have a feeling that buildings with glass curtain walls are going to be the norm from now on, which is a good thing.

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