That there will be SOME new tower on the 5 WTC site is as certain as anything in this life; the only question is: will it be counted as a WTC tower, and will it conform with the Libeskind site plan (which, I guess, would imply a height of 750 or so feet)
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
It doesn't look bad from he street level, looks like a well-done plain black box, but on the skyline it's a pathetic short stub. I remember looking at it back in 2000 and thinking how sad it is that I probably won't live to see this thing come down.
The whole building became so infested with dangerous molds and spores that it is cheaper to tear down the building & build a new one than to try to salvage it. Due to asbestos concerns, etc., they can't just implode it (I don't quite get that: projects built in the 60's get blown up all the time - didn't they use asbestos in them, too?).
So does anyone know when the "deconstruction" should finish up?
The whole building became so infested with dangerous molds and spores that it is cheaper to tear down the building & build a new one than to try to salvage it. Due to asbestos concerns, etc., they can't just implode it (I don't quite get that: projects built in the 60's get blown up all the time - didn't they use asbestos in them, too?).
So does anyone know when the "deconstruction" should finish up?
actually, i think there would be some heightened sensativity to imploding a building right on top of ground zero. plus, i think insurance costs srrounding the implosion would have been prohihibitve
Were any people inside the building killed or injured when the Twins collapsed? That gash down the facade sure looks like it could have taken a few people along with it...
actually, i think there would be some heightened sensativity to imploding a building right on top of ground zero. plus, i think insurance costs srrounding the implosion would have been prohihibitve
that's what i said when a friend asked about imploding it. imagine what would go through people's minds as the thing collapses, feet away from the WTC site? (or i guess ON the WTC site, considering that's the future tower 5)