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[NYC2ATX]

Originally Posted by yankeesfan1000

x2.

The glass on this thing is sensational.

x3 nycluver....there you are, I've been looking for you

[phoenixboi08]

Originally Posted by Onn

Well 1WTC is not the first, someone should have thought of that argument a long time ago...



No complaints from me though, I've been very impressed with the cladding. It is reflective, but that also creates a very dramatic look.

haha. Although I love the building, the IFC is not as striking as 1WTC. I don't mean this in a biased way, or in attempt at picking favorites, just that, for some reason, the IFC kind of "disappears" from certain perspectives...I can't really explain what I mean, you have to see it in person. Also, the glass isn't as "airy."

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by CoolCzech

I wonder if the next technical impossibility doesn't turn out to be the spire...

Not likely.

[Kanto]

Originally Posted by CoolCzech

I wonder if the next technical impossibility doesn't turn out to be the spire...

They should have rather made the building's roof taller and made it without a spire. I hate spires.

[NYYskyline]

Originally Posted by Kanto

They should have rather made the building's roof taller and made it without a spire. I hate spires.

I almost agree. I say make the bulding taller and keep the spire. The building should be 1776 feet tall and the spire that reaches 2001 feet.

[JACKinBeantown]

Originally Posted by NYCLuver

(All future WTC pictures of mine are dedicated to ZenSteelDude!)

I'm pressing the "like" button.

[sterlippo1]

Originally Posted by NYYskyline

I almost agree. I say make the bulding taller and keep the spire. The building should be 1776 feet tall and the spire that reaches 2001 feet.

seriously, that is brilliant it would have been epic

[uaarkson]

Originally Posted by NYYskyline

I almost agree. I say make the bulding taller and keep the spire. The building should be 1776 feet tall and the spire that reaches 2001 feet.

I can't help but laugh every time someone suggests this. The spire topping off at 2001 ft? Do you have any idea how terrible that is, symbolically? Think, people.

[dchan]

Originally Posted by uaarkson

I can't help but laugh every time someone suggests this. The spire topping off at 2001 ft? Do you have any idea how terrible that is, symbolically? Think, people.

That's why it should top out at 2002 feet. Because 2002 symbolizes the first year of hope renewed...I guess.

[uakoops]

How about topping off at 2012 and adding a foot each year....

[JayPro]

Or maybe we can hope they change plans to top it off, spire and all, to 2,011', representing the year we made UBL hop the twig.
Then again, the rest of the classic downtown skyline would have been made to look like a 18th century British countryside village.
Too much, that.
We should be having too much fun watching an entire forest of stone, glass and steel rising anew piecemeal from toxic rubble to focus inordinately on its largest tree, as beautiful as it's growing.
2¢
EDIT: This is not to insinuate that we should give less of our free time on this forum to watching this watershed monument to ultimate victory take shape. I was just trying to hop on the argumentative train that my fellow posters were riding in IMO a humorous vein.

[NYYskyline]

Originally Posted by sterlippo1

seriously, that is brilliant it would have been epic

thanks, it truly would be. It would show our freedom and dedication.

Originally Posted by uaarkson

I can't help but laugh every time someone suggests this. The spire topping off at 2001 ft? Do you have any idea how terrible that is, symbolically? Think, people.

no it wouldnt. It would show we are all strong and not afraid of terrorits. The only thing better would add an obervation deck with the spire.

[10023]

Originally Posted by dchan

That's why it should top out at 2002 feet. Because 2002 symbolizes the first year of hope renewed...I guess.

How about 2011 feet with Bin Laden's severed head speared to the top, preserved in formaldehyde?

[Traynor]

So somehow the number 2001 is disrespectful symbolically when it comes to the wished-for height of a building, but having it emblazoned all over the place around the site on plaques, memorials, T-shirts and postcards isn't?

This is random absurdity that only comes from some people who have turned their "Sensitivity Meter" up to 12 after 9/11.

Reality check:

Around the world hundreds of horrific events have been memorialized in ways that are way more maudlin, graphic and on the nose than simply having a building's height match the day its predecessor was destroyed.

This shrine in Hiroshima where 70,000 people lost their lives comes to mind:


(From the Wikipedia article found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima )

[patriotizzy]

Originally Posted by Traynor

So somehow the number 2001 is disrespectful symbolically when it comes to the wished-for height of a building, but having it emblazoned all over the place around the site on plaques, memorials, T-shirts and postcards isn't?

This is random absurdity that only comes from some people who have turned their "Sensitivity Meter" up to 12 after 9/11.

Reality check:

Around the world hundreds of horrific events have been memorialized in ways that are way more maudlin, graphic and on the nose than simply having a building's height match the day it's predecessor was destroyed.

This shrine in Hiroshima where 70,000 people lost their lives comes to mind:


(From the Wikipedia article found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima )

I agree with this guy.

[Kanto]

Originally Posted by uakoops

How about topping off at 2012 and adding a foot each year....

And maybe add a mayan calendar on the roof. Then crop circles would start to appear near NY

No seriously now, there's nothing wrong on it being 2001 feet tall. The year the reason for this building was born. But I think 2011 feet would be better cause that's when Osama was killed

Btw, I agree that 1776 should have been the roof height. 1373 roof height is way to few nowadays.

[ESB/WTC fan]

Originally Posted by mike900

Just a question,what's the things at the top of both Towers u know the red light flashing...? For planes...? Will the new One World Trade Center have advertising red lights for planes at the top..? Almost every building in New York City have them...

Yes, the red beacon lights on the roof of skyscrapers is so pilots can see them, in one of the night time renders of the new, current 1 WTC that's being built, it shows the spire having a red beacon light on it.

I really hope the spire has a white beacon light flashing on it during the day like the original did and 4 TS/One Bryant Park currently does, it would make the tower look much more awesome, IMO.

[The Grand Architect]

Originally Posted by NYYskyline

I almost agree. I say make the bulding taller and keep the spire. The building should be 1776 feet tall and the spire that reaches 2001 feet.

I really like this idea. The actual building should rise to 1,776 feet, which represents the birth of the nation, and the spire should rise to 2,001 feet, which represents the darkest day of our nation, 9/11/01.

HOWEVER, this is MY idea now:

After the spire reaches 2,001 feet, there should be a light beacon that should point upward into the sky. This light beacon should be visible every night, and this beacon symbolizes the strength of our nation to push forward after the deadly attacks. Most importantly, the light beacon symbolizes the American spirit, and that a terrorist attack will not bring us down.

As you can see, this tower is not only a tall one, but it also tells a story about our nation.

[NYYskyline]

Originally Posted by The Grand Architect

I really like this idea. The actual building should rise to 1,776 feet, which represents the birth of the nation, and the spire should rise to 2,001 feet, which represents the darkest day of our nation, 9/11/01.

HOWEVER, this is MY idea now:

After the spire reaches 2,001 feet, there should be a light beacon that should point upward into the sky. This light beacon should be visible every night, and this beacon symbolizes the strength of our nation to push forward after the deadly attacks. Most importantly, the light beacon symbolizes the American spirit, and that a terrorist attack will not bring us down.

As you can see, this tower is not only a tall one, but it also tells a story about our nation.

that would be great.

[jthornton17]

Originally Posted by NYYskyline

that would be great.

This is a great idea, but it's obviously a little to late now. I think it would've been a great idea. maybe had they put all the mechanical floors and empty space between floors 105 to the top. Where you could obviously have the observation decks on the top. I know some would say it would be to big a risk from terrorist, but I say this building is going to have that risk anyway. So the point is moot. The biggest problem is money. This building is already costing in the billions to build. I couldn't imagine what it would cost to build it up to 1776 feet.