NEW YORK | 200 Greenwich - 2 WTC | 1,226 FT | 55 FLOORS

[winlinmac001]

I can't wait for this thing to be built, What do they call this again? Oh yeah, the PAC.

[winlinmac001]

I hear George Willig is going to climb the new 2 WTC and Phillippe Petit is going to lend a helping hand and tight-trope across on to the new 1 WTC.

[hunser]

The base is another fail. Too massive and too long.

[winlinmac001]

I actually like that. By the way, I hear 2WTC is going to get an outdoor Observation Deck!

Originally Posted by hunser

The base is another fail. Too massive and too long.

[winlinmac001]

Can someone here get creative and modify and improve the new design? Post pictures of your renders when you're done. Thanks

[winlinmac001]

What about Safety? Concrete Core? Stairwells? Something still doesn't add up. Can someone clarify?

[winlinmac001]

I wonder what inspired him,
Still Wondering...

[winlinmac001]

Question is, why was Silverstein in a Hurry? Patience is a virtue. What about the safety features? This building looks like it stand on a pedestal.

[winlinmac001]

My goodness, they updated the website fast, http://wtc.com/

[UTEPman]

Originally Posted by NYguy

^ Nothing alike. Absolutely nothing. Try harder.


The great video that shows why this will be the best of the WTC towers.


• Video Link

At the top of the tower when they raise the screen to reveal the skyline reminds me of the trip to the top of the Freedom Tower.


http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/06/the-latest-trend-in-manhattan-blocky-buildings/395483/




http://m.fastcompany.com/3047236/fast-fe...ew-tower-for-the-world-trade-center-site

What a ridiculous video. The WTC site has nothing to do with tribeca, and this tower doesn't fit in with the complex at all.

[JR Ewing]

The WTC is quite close to the southern edge of TriBeCa.

[Tony4534]

[Vertical_Gotham]

Originally Posted by JR Ewing

The WTC is quite close to the southern edge of TriBeCa.

Yep, Silverstein's residential tower, 30 Park Pl. a couple blocks away is definitely considered to be in TriBeCa.

[jayden]

I like it.

My only complaint is the view from the north. That will take some getting used to...

I agree with another poster that it makes the site look more uniform. It looks like ONE complex rather than a gathering of four tall buildings huddled around the memorial. If accurate, I also like that the spires have been removed from 3WTC. It completes the element of it being one unit.

Now, lets get this thing under construction by the fall.

[PhillyMan1776]

I think they changed the design of 2 WTC

[Busy Bee]

^ best comment all day?

[jsr]

Originally Posted by NYguy

^ Nothing alike. Absolutely nothing. Try harder.


The great video that shows why this will be the best of the WTC towers.


• Video Link

Did anyone notice The Simpsons clip showing in the Fox newsroom around the 1:47 mark?

It's the scene parodying 2001: A Space Odyssey that matches the video's Blue Danube Walz.

Now that's the cleverest thing I've seen about 2WTC here today!

[RonV]

I like this design better than Foster's personally. I never liked how Foster's roof looked like it was sheared off. I think this one meshes better with 1wtc from some angels. I still wish they had done twin towers, in some form, but I like how this one seeks to integrate different elements into it. Different strokes for different folks, but I can live with this one.

[franktko]

Wow, these last 10 pages were awfull, calm down everybody, you're taking this way too personally.

I actually like this tower, not my favorite of the four but a solid #2 in my book. And I like all of them.
Can't wait to see it go up, it's going to be impressive

[O-tacular]

I like the boxy, stepped side but not the solid one. Thought the newsreels on the bottom of the boxes were cool until I read comments about Fox News headlines. Overall I like that it feels different from the other more sterile glass boxes.