NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 254

NYguy · #**5061** Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 11:43 AM**

Dirty Sandpit · #**5062** Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 7:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by uaarkson

it's hanging over the northern half of the core, which it will connect to when it catches up to the south core

FT will have two cores? But it's only one building? Right? I'm confused? I assumed buildings only had one core but obviously I'm wrong. I do see the south core now that the above picture was posted. At first I didn't see the south core in other pictures clearly.

NewYorker2009 · #**5063** Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 9:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dirty Sandpit

FT will have two cores? But it's only one building? Right? I'm confused? I assumed buildings only had one core but obviously I'm wrong. I do see the south core now that the above picture was posted. At first I didn't see the south core in other pictures clearly.

Well think of the North and South Cores as halves that make up a whole or sections. Technically there are 2 cores but they each serve the same purpose such as staircases, elevators, etc. It is still considered the core meaning one but there are two sections, North and South. The South Core is the highest part of the Tower currently and the North Core will soon reach that and hopefully once achieved the damn thing will go up

RockMont · #**5064** Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 10:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dirty Sandpit

FT will have two cores? But it's only one building? Right? I'm confused? I assumed buildings only had one core but obviously I'm wrong. I do see the south core now that the above picture was posted. At first I didn't see the south core in other pictures clearly.

This building is going to be so big, that it will require two cores. Obviously one isn't enough.

NYguy · #**5065** Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 1:02 PM**

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NYguy · #**5066** Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 3:33 AM**

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NYguy · #**5067** Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 12:42 PM**

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drumz0rz · #**5068** Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 4:47 PM**

The core looks so unassuming and simple so far. It's hard to tell that it'll support the tallest building in the western hemisphere (excluding the chicago spire). I'm getting antsy waiting for them to start climbing. There's just so much underground work that they've been doing first.

Spocket · #**5069** Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 5:00 PM**

Pretty tall building but I don't know about "tallest" in the western hemisphere. Sears tower is still taller by roof height and the C.N. tower is still tallest from base to tip.

Sorry...don't mean to start a pissing match or anything. I'm just glad to see it actually going up finally.

NYguy · #**5070** Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 5:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Spocket

Pretty tall building but I don't know about "tallest" in the western hemisphere. Sears tower is still taller by roof height and the C.N. tower is still tallest from base to tip.

It will be the tallest skyscraper in the western hemisphere (1,776 ft) and the CN tower isn't a skyscraper. And that's the end of that discussion.

uaarkson · #**5071** Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 10:07 PM**

Since both webcams are down, can someone give an update on construction?

NYguy · #**5072** Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 11:32 PM**

Update from morrongiello (June 12)

NYguy · #**5073** Posted **Jun 13, 2009, 12:32 AM**

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/album.asp?album_id=114&position=2

Description: 20,000 tons of steel has been fabricated for the future 102-story tower,
with more than 2,300 tons of steel erected as of May 2009. Credit Joe Woolhead

1 WTC appears in the distance, its white tower crane used continually for lifting steel.
Construction of the National September 11th Memorial appears in the foreground. Credit Joe Woolhead

1 WTC is expected to rise to the symbolic height of 1,776 feet

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This small shot from tribecatrib.com gives us a view down the future Fulton Street...

CHAPINM1 · #**5074** Posted **Jun 14, 2009, 8:56 PM**

Rumor has it that they are pouring concrete around the North Core.

NYguy · #**5075** Posted **Jun 16, 2009, 6:15 AM**

~C~U~B~B~I~E~

NYguy · #**5076** Posted **Jun 16, 2009, 6:40 AM**

Update from morrongiello (June 15)

Puzzlecraft · #**5077** Posted **Jun 16, 2009, 1:19 PM**

That was fast! One more level to go catch up to the S core. Will have animated pic later today unless someone beats me to it.

canadate · #**5078** Posted **Jun 16, 2009, 1:47 PM**

Nice!!!

This is great news! I was just up there two weeks ago. It had been almost a year since I last went to the city. The site is just getting busier and busier. It's an exciting thing to see!

2-TOWERS · #**5079** Posted **Jun 16, 2009, 2:16 PM**

AMAZING !!!!!!!!! just looking at the amount of concrete and steel and that the steel in the core will act like rebar is amazing.. this new WTC # 1 will be the stongest building ever....

Ghost · #**5080** Posted **Jun 16, 2009, 6:18 PM**

The HD Earth Cam has disappeared from http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/groundzero/. Any info?