NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 968

tiarae · #**19341** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 3:02 PM**

The ironworkers temporarily moved from 1WTC to Tower 4 & the Hub had to retrieve their belongings from the shipping containers that were lowered down on Thursday...word is, they will all be back on top of 1WTC in 2 weeks and may be going overtime...as long as the winds & weather co-operate. Now that the shipping containers are out of the way, they have framing to do before they can move on.

Tru Bert · #**19342** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 3:13 PM**

Thank god, I read that the PA hopes to reach at least 92 by the end of January!

CarlosV · #**19343** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 4:58 PM**

^^^
that's a pretty tall order, considering the end of January is only one week and half from today....

and so continues to snow in the big apple........

DSC_5170 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

NewYorkSkyline117 · #**19344** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by 2-TOWERS

Nice !!!!!! as usual awesome pics....

Wow that is amazing..does it still really have that much more to go? It's already so huge I can't even imagine any taller..also do you think you could possible do a side by side comparison of One WTC and the ESB? kinda like a transparency of the esb next to the tower. that be cool if you could

chris123678 · #**19345** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Otie

WTCProgress on Twitter

Marble is being installed in the lobby of One World Trade Center

So is that going up on the lobby core wall? Or the blast wall. From previous pictures, it looks like something white was on the blast wall,

Tru Bert · #**19346** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 5:20 PM**

[QUOTE=CarlosV;5558636]^^^
that's a pretty tall order, considering the end of January is only one week and half from today....

That's true but hopefully they can put up some steel otherwise the toping out will be pushed back, which it most likely will be.

Roadcruiser1 · #**19347** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 5:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by chris123678

So is that going up on the lobby core wall? Or the blast wall. From previous pictures, it looks like something white was on the blast wall,

That's inside the lobby.

CarlosV · #**19348** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 7:12 PM**

just taken...

notice all the upper exposed floors have tarps as walls....

DSC_5171 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

Otie · #**19349** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 7:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by chris123678

So is that going up on the lobby core wall? Or the blast wall. From previous pictures, it looks like something white was on the blast wall,

Marble will clad the exterior core walls, including the ones at the elevator lobbies. The blast walls will be covered with (I beleive) drywall.

k-boat · #**19350** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 7:51 PM**

The communications ring, the version where microwave antena are exposed, is really unattractive. the entire top/crown of the new building is unrelated to the bottom 75%

NewYorkSkyline117 · #**19351** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 8:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by k-boat

The communications ring, the version where microwave antena are exposed, is really unattractive. the entire top/crown of the new building is unrelated to the bottom 75%

What do you mean? the one with those white plates?

Davidsam52 · #**19352** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 9:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by CarlosV

just taken...

notice all the upper exposed floors have tarps as walls....

DSC_5171 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

Carlos, isn't that just the snow sticking to the netting on those upper floors??

Modulair · #**19353** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 9:13 PM**

today i had the idea to post a picture of the being-constructed freedom tower, on a forum of a french website where i often go (mainly because i'm french!)

the website is not about skyscrapers, it's just a 'bla-bla' forum..

as i noticed in the reaction of the members, most of them were discovering the new design of the wtc because nobody talks about it in the medias..
moreover, a majority deplored that the new freedom tower was not taller than the original twin towers... they think it would have been better if 1WTC was taller than 417m... Finally, they thought than a 80m-high antenna was too big for a tower, generaly an antenna must'nt be more than 1/10th of the tower..

In spite of all this, a large majority appreaciated the glass facade of the tower, certainly better than the grey columns on the original twin towers...

that was for the little story

jd3189 · #**19354** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 10:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Modulair

today i had the idea to post a picture of the being-constructed freedom tower, on a forum of a french website where i often go (mainly because i'm french!)

the website is not about skyscrapers, it's just a 'bla-bla' forum..

as i noticed in the reaction of the members, most of them were discovering the new design of the wtc because nobody talks about it in the medias..
moreover, a majority deplored that the new freedom tower was not taller than the original twin towers... they think it would have been better if 1WTC was taller than 417m... Finally, they thought than a 80m-high antenna was too big for a tower, generaly an antenna must'nt be more than 1/10th of the tower..

In spite of all this, a large majority appreaciated the glass facade of the tower, certainly better than the grey columns on the original twin towers...

that was for the little story

You have a link to the forum?

NewYorkSkyline117 · #**19355** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 10:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Modulair

today i had the idea to post a picture of the being-constructed freedom tower, on a forum of a french website where i often go (mainly because i'm french!)

the website is not about skyscrapers, it's just a 'bla-bla' forum..

as i noticed in the reaction of the members, most of them were discovering the new design of the wtc because nobody talks about it in the medias..
moreover, a majority deplored that the new freedom tower was not taller than the original twin towers... they think it would have been better if 1WTC was taller than 417m... Finally, they thought than a 80m-high antenna was too big for a tower, generaly an antenna must'nt be more than 1/10th of the tower..

In spite of all this, a large majority appreaciated the glass facade of the tower, certainly better than the grey columns on the original twin towers...

that was for the little story

Well obviously they didn't know the heights...and this is a thick mast not exactly a slim pin antennae

599GTO · #**19356** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 10:48 PM**

jd3189 · #**19357** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 11:01 PM**

On its way to revive this view...
http://www.jennqpublic.com/remembering-9112001/

CarlosV · #**19358** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 11:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by NewYorkSkyline117

Wow that is amazing..does it still really have that much more to go? It's already so huge I can't even imagine any taller..also do you think you could possible do a side by side comparison of One WTC and the ESB? kinda like a transparency of the esb next to the tower. that be cool if you could

many thanks to STR and Someformofhuman artists

str by Ceva321, on Flickr

based on these artists renderings....most likely would look like this...

DSC_5eeeee171 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

QUEENSNYMAN · #**19359** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 11:45 PM**

Very nice Carlos!! The King of all Buildings (Empire State Building) compared to the new King of Kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duck From NY · #**19360** Posted **Jan 22, 2012, 12:50 AM**

I really have to thank all the hard-cores on this site for all the detailed information and educated guesses. It's really impressive to see you guys dig up permits from NYC.gov, or render buildings next to other buildings to compare, and so on.

Anyhow, white marble? Bleh, so tacky IMO. But if the floor of the lobby is all I can think of to complain about, then everything is A-O.K.