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Originally Posted by aquablue
The height increase makes this tower a beast indeed. I think you are right, the design is not iconic like WTC1 at all. It is a massive tower with a rather mediocre design surrounded by more iconic towers. WTC has an iconic monumental form and interesting geometry. Here, though the glass looks like it could redeem the dull massing. Although it is exciting to have the tallest tower, i am not sure it will be a hit with the public as it appears rather generic.
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I'm not sure just how possible it is to have an "iconic" design in NYC these days. There are a lot of towers going up and I assume this means a lot of demand for construction labor. A complicated design would take more labor hours which would be an expensive proposition in a constrained labor market. Glass boxes might be cookie cutter, but they are also much easier to build and that's a big deal in a city where labor is so incredibly expensive.
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