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

[SupertallSkyline88]

Wow, this has made alot of progress since the last time, I have been on here.

[Davidsam52]

From NY1.com:

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stori...panels-at-1wtc

[Stratosphere]

Originally Posted by NewYorque

The building is said to cost around 4 billion dollars.

Why so expensive comparatively to a building like the Shanghai Tower which is taller, has a larger total floor area, and only costs $2.2 billion?

[-Filipe-]

Originally Posted by Stratosphere

Why so expensive comparatively to a building like the Shanghai Tower which is taller, has a larger total floor area, and only costs $2.2 billion?

more safety precautions.. and maybe better quality material?

[TechTalkGuy]

Originally Posted by -Filipe-

more safety precautions.. and maybe better quality material?

Definitely !!

[NYC GUY]

Originally Posted by Stratosphere

Why so expensive comparatively to a building like the Shanghai Tower which is taller, has a larger total floor area, and only costs $2.2 billion?

Because a load of political bs that led to so many delays in construction plus it is supposed to be a high quality building with a lot of safety features.

[DesignerVoodoo]

I went down tonight to see the base but they have started with the south side and I couldn't see it without going into the memorial. I really love the mechanical floors vents.

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[bigreach]

Originally Posted by pnapp1

WTC Progress: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wtcprogress

Now that looks nice!! That's what I like, a bigger pic and more progress, so you can get a perspective of how it'll look,, 1 or 2 pieces, u can't tell a thing. It's very impressive. Nice photo, do they still talk about moving messages(crawlers, like on tv) on the base of this bldg with advertsments,, They said they were adding 1000's of LED lights in the base glass, I hope they don't make the base some kind of advertising garbage, I remember reading awhile back, probably quite awhile, they were contemplating moving messages or crawlers if you will, I sure as hell HOPE NOT!!! Uaarkson when will they start these "fins" you're talking about?

[TheCap'n]

Originally Posted by PMadFlyer

I think another possible cause for the removal of the radome was the lighting scheme. Durst likes lattice antennas with colorful displays. The panels at the top would have been back-lit, the lighting would probably have produced over saturated areas next to overly dim ones. It would require LEDs to be fitted behind every face instead of localized on mounts.

This is a good point. The lighting, and more importantly the maintenance of the lighting, would have been far more difficult and ultimately less uniform in appearance than the way it's being done now. And yes, Durst does like the color-changing masts. I just hope they show a little restraint with this mast with the color-changing and just stick with the plan to keep it white most of the time. In my opinion, the white light is more elegant and classy than all of that color-shifting which seems kitchy and tacky to me when it's overdone. This building doesn't need that to draw people's attention.

[TheCap'n]

Originally Posted by aquablue

Durst likes antennas with colorful displays? What is he now, a lighting designer?

He definitely likes the color-changing LEDs on his masts. See the BoA building and the Conde Nast building for examples of what he likes to do with masts in NYC. The fixtures atop 1WTC will have RGBW capabilities, but the beacon is all white, thankfully. Can you imagine a color-changing rotating beacon shooting out for miles in all directions??? The skyline would look like a bad circus was going on!

[StrongIsland]

I don't know what it is but it looks like the crane is picking something up right now weird time to do something no? I could be wrong...

[TechTalkGuy]

Originally Posted by StrongIsland

One of the cranes are currently picking something up, it's about 1am...weird time to be doing this no?!

That's great news!

[SFContributor]

The arrival of more mast pieces?

[NYCrules]

Originally Posted by kpdrummer82

The skyline looks gorgeous tonight

One WTC looks undulating, how come???

[kpdrummer82]

Originally Posted by NYCrules

One WTC looks undulating, how come???

Well, that's most likely just the quality of the camera, I can assure that not undulation will occur when this tower is complete nor has any occured Still looks great though eh?

[NYCrules]

the building u/c next to Goldman Sachs yonder there, I am not sure if it is 56 Leonard..
What's that??
Maybe off-topic,though...

[Noll]

The antenna without cranes and temporary platforms:



Original photo by kenfromjersey: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2803004...1/in/contacts/

[AlphaCentauri]

Originally Posted by Noll

The antenna without cranes and temporary platforms:



Original photo by kenfromjersey: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2803004...1/in/contacts/

Only two of the platforms currently up there are permanent (and one of them is on top of the disc structure half-way up).

That is a really good shop though

[fleonzo]

Where are the rings??

[MadGnome]

Originally Posted by fleonzo

Where are the rings??

I imagine the rings won't go up until the temporary platform is gone.