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[NYguy]

Originally Posted by meh_cd

Either clear or mirrored depending on your location. I love the glass even more than I thought I would.

Think of 7 WTC (wtc.com)

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Without backlighting, this tower gives the impression of simply rising up like the original towers...

rickj

[Onn]

Still not seeing much of a comparison with 7WTC, but okay.

[thelanetrain17]

whatsup everyone I am new to the forum. I was just in NYC about a week ago and saw the awesome progress on WTC 1. its going to be a magnificent building. I hope New York builds more buildings like that in future years

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Onn

Still not seeing much of a comparison with 7WTC, but okay.

The comparison is with clear vs. mirrored, not with the tower.



A closer look at that last photo gives us a peek inside:


rickj

[thelanetrain17]

Where are you located when you took that?? WTC7? one of the World Financial buildings? Great photos!!

[NYguy]

Those photos are most likely taken from the Millenium Hotel.

[thelanetrain17]

well those are some awesome photos!!

[NYguy]

http://www.dnainfo.com/20101008/downtown/one-world-trade-center-prepares-shine

One World Trade Center Prepares to Shine
The glass and steel facade of One World Trade Center will begin to go up next month.



By Julie Shapiro
October 8, 2010

The shining exterior of One World Trade Center will soon be visible for miles around.

The gleaming stainless-steel and glass panels will begin to rise next month to cover the skyscraper, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, the Port Authority said.

The first batch of facade materials, including pieces for the 20th through 24th floors, is already on its way to lower Manhattan. The glass is coming from the manufacturer Viracon of Owaponna, Minn., and the steel pieces are traveling from the main curtain wall contractor, Benson Industries of Portland, Ore., the Port Authority said.

David M. Childs' design for the 1,776-foot tower — which will be the tallest in the city when completed — features eight tall triangles of glass and steel, which grow alternately narrower and wider as they approach the building's peak. Halfway up the tower, the facets of the facade will form a perfect octogon.

"Its overall effect is that of a crystalline form that captures an ever‐evolving display of refracted light," said Childs' firm, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in a statement.

"As the sun moves through the sky or we move around the tower, the surfaces appear like a kaleidoscope, and will change throughout the day as light and weather conditions change."

The first 20 stories of the tower, comprising the lobby and mechanical space, will have a more porous, sparkling facade, made of prismatic glass and an aluminum screen.

Steel for tower has reached the 42nd floor and is rising at a rate of one story per week.

The $3.2 billion building is scheduled to open in 2013.

Pieces of the facade are on their way to New York

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

wait...now its being put up next month?

[slayerhk47]

Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

wait...now its being put up next month?

i think they mean within the next month.
But idk, perhaps it was delayed?

[Onn]

Originally Posted by NYguy

The comparison is with clear vs. mirrored, not with the tower.

Yeah....hasn't that been what we've been talking about all along now? I don't see that many comparisons between the glass. I definitely don't think 1WTC's glass is going to be that blue or wavy, and the panels are also larger. I think it's going to look rather different. But I guess what do I know?

Originally Posted by slayerhk47

i think they mean within the next month.
But idk, perhaps it was delayed?

If the cladding is shipping out it has to be going up sooner rather than later.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Onn

Yeah....hasn't that been what we've been talking about all along now? I don't see that many comparisons between the glass.

I'll make it plain. As correctly pointed out by meh_cd, the glass will be either clear or mirrored, depending on your location, same as 7 WTC. Very simple.

[sw5710]

The lift on the south side has been taken down.

[Onn]

Originally Posted by NYguy

I'll make it plain. As correctly pointed out by meh_cd, the glass will be either clear or mirrored, depending on your location, same as 7 WTC. Very simple.

In that regard it's probable, yes. But there are many different criteria you could take into consideration.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Onn

In that regard it's probable, yes. But there are many different criteria you could take into consideration.

That's the way it's been planned from the beginning, when Larry Silverstein was still in charge of developing the building and David Childs was designing it. 7 WTC is your best example at the site because its the only one built.

[Domamania]

Originally Posted by sw5710

The lift on the south side has been taken down.

your absolutly right . But why did they take it down?

[steveve]

Now that the tower has really risen, you can appreciate how slim of a tower it's going to be... the base was HUGE and the tower will also be HUGE!. pure epic.

And for some reason, the chrome edges of the cladding remind me somehow of the Chicago spire.... it looks great ! can't wait to see this in action!

[OneWorldTradeCenter]

There has a lot progress been made in 2010.

[The North One]

OH MY GOSH! the tower is actually taller then it is wider now!

and the facade looks — as hell!

[JACKinBeantown]

It's much teller then it is wide. Hes been for e long time.