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America 117 · #**2801** Posted **May 13, 2008, 1:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by [SP]Neo

isn't this render from STR? although it isn't a picture it's IMO a lot better than the others because in this you SEE the new WTC in detail and not only a few pixels...

well said

America 117 · #**2802** Posted **May 13, 2008, 7:33 PM**

i heard about the bad batch of concrete
as if we havent been waiting already

philvia · #**2803** Posted **May 13, 2008, 8:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by America 117

i heard about the bad batch of concrete
as if we havent been waiting already

the concrete thing is old news.. i dont know why someone reposted it.

America 117 · #**2804** Posted **May 13, 2008, 8:57 PM**

oh ok good

NYguy · #**2805** Posted **May 13, 2008, 9:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by America 117

love this pix this is the best to me

It is a good rendering. Compare to the model:

gramsjdg · #**2806** Posted **May 14, 2008, 3:13 PM**

I don't get it- from all these latest pictures and model shots, it looks like they are going back to the original geometric tiara design for the structural top under the spire, and abandoning the double ring of microwave dishes. If so, this is great news!
Does anyone have any info on this apparent change?

philvia · #**2807** Posted **May 14, 2008, 4:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by gramsjdg

I don't get it- from all these latest pictures and model shots, it looks like they are going back to the original geometric tiara design for the structural top under the spire, and abandoning the double ring of microwave dishes. If so, this is great news!
Does anyone have any info on this apparent change?

nope
and i think the double ring of "microwave dishes" is lights.

10101000 · #**2808** Posted **May 14, 2008, 8:41 PM**

Looks really nice in the spot that it is in.

America 117 · #**2809** Posted **May 14, 2008, 8:59 PM**

nice job ny guy where did you find that pix ive never seen that one!
it also shows how good the freedom tower looks in lower manhatten

CHAPINM1 · #**2810** Posted **May 14, 2008, 10:04 PM**

I'm just being perfectly honost, but I love the Freedom Tower and see it as a new, improved, up-to-date and modern version of the former WTC Tower 1... It will be something once this gets past street level! That daytime rendering is spactaculer! BTW, is the core technically at street level yet or if not, how many feet below is it yet? In this case I do find it weird that they are working on the core before the steel seeing that the last projects I've seen under construction including the BOA and 7WTC worked on the core behind the steel.

America 117 · #**2811** Posted **May 14, 2008, 10:09 PM**

its one of those towers that you love it the more you look at it

NYguy · #**2812** Posted **May 15, 2008, 7:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by gramsjdg

I don't get it- from all these latest pictures and model shots, it looks like they are going back to the original geometric tiara design for the structural top under the spire, and abandoning the double ring of microwave dishes.

Neither new photos nor models.

This is as close to the current design as we've seen:

America 117 · #**2813** Posted **May 15, 2008, 9:02 PM**

i saw that at the top of the freedom towers antena there would be a kind of light show with spot lights from the freedom tower spining around is this true

[SP]Neo · #**2814** Posted **May 15, 2008, 9:46 PM**

lol i think if the task is to draw the ugliest spire possible for the FT, many people (i hope so) would draw that THING...sry i have to say it that way: it's only ugly IMO i hope i didn't broke someones heart with this post^^

philvia · #**2815** Posted **May 16, 2008, 4:48 AM**

its not that bad ^^

aluminum · #**2816** Posted **May 16, 2008, 5:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by [SP]Neo

lol i think if the task is to draw the ugliest spire possible for the FT, many people (i hope so) would draw that THING...sry i have to say it that way: it's only ugly IMO i hope i didn't broke someones heart with this post^^

I totally agree with you. What the hell were guys thinking when they designed that spire ?

[SP]Neo · #**2817** Posted **May 16, 2008, 1:24 PM**

the only good thing about the spire is that it will be a few metres over the streetlevel so nobody is able to see it details. some time ago someone said it looks like a pregnant needle^^ i love this comparison.

aluminum · #**2818** Posted **May 16, 2008, 5:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by [SP]Neo

the only good thing about the spire is that it will be a few metres over the streetlevel so nobody is able to see it details.

Its a spire. People will hardly see it from some distance.

I'm talking about daytime. So yeah, no harm done by designing an ugly spire.

timba86 · #**2819** Posted **May 16, 2008, 6:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by [SP]Neo

the only good thing about the spire is that it will be a few metres over the streetlevel so nobody is able to see it details. some time ago someone said it looks like a pregnant needle^^ i love this comparison.

HAHA... good point. Never the less, projects like these are always judged on its complete picture so I think this will be a topic that will return; if everyone shares the same opinion that is

. Maybe it looks better in real, who knows... Personally I also think they could have created something more fitting for the tower.

America 117 · #**2820** Posted **May 17, 2008, 12:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by aluminum

Its a spire. People will hardly see it from some distance.

I'm talking about daytime. So yeah, no harm done by designing an ugly spire.

i dont think that its ugly at all
i like the spire