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

[Spud]

Originally Posted by Traynor

But how do you lift the panels into place? Surely not with the tower cranes 85 floors above? I don't think a scissor lift can reach 185 feet either. A mobile truck-mounted crane on the ground would be hopelessly in they way all the time and ungainly to move around the base.

A simple lifting hoist that rolls around on dollies, on an unfinished 20th floor, with it's head poking out one of these openings, would work fine. They send the cable down to the ground, attach a panel and winch it up to the level where the installers are working. Seems to be an elegant solution to me.

The base is to be left open to the elements for another year, so why not the 20th floor?

I said it was just a theory.

Sounds reasonable to me.

[chaust]

Originally Posted by Bucktown718

Steve Guttman NYC

Is that taken from the Promenade in Brooklyn? Those tourist scopes never work.

[Thefigman]

Originally Posted by Bucktown718

Steve Guttman NYC

Sorry to digress, but.... man, Gehry's vision for a tall building really works!

And they will look very nice next to each other from the Brooklyn view!

[Northern Heights]

Wow... I guess we're more isolated in Canada than I thought! While I was reading this fascinating thread, I discovered I wasn't the only Canadian who was totally oblivious to the One World Trade Center project... Guess our journalists are too busy covering hockey and curling Anyway, thanks for getting us Canucks in the know, and for all the great pictures! This is a thread I will be watching closely from now on!

[sterlippo1]

Originally Posted by Northern Heights

Wow... I guess we're more isolated in Canada than I thought! While I was reading this fascinating thread, I discovered I wasn't the only Canadian who was totally oblivious to the One World Trade Center project... Guess our journalists are too busy covering hockey and curling Anyway, thanks for getting us Canucks in the know, and for all the great pictures! This is a thread I will be watching closely from now on!

not to worry, it's just not canadians.you would be shocked at how many americans know NOTHING about what is happening at the WTC site. there are multitudes of folks who still think there is just a big hole in the ground, believe me, i work with a bunch of them..........i have to show them these pictures to educate them

[Northern Heights]

Originally Posted by sterlippo1

not to worry, it's just not canadians.you would be shocked at how many americans know NOTHING about what is happening at the WTC site. there are multitudes of folks who still think there is just a big hole in the ground, believe me, i work with a bunch of them..........i have to show them these pictures to educate them

Well, thanks to all for the insight, and awesome pictures. When is the projected date of completion? I have read in this thread anywhere from 2013 to 2018.

[Upward]

I think most Americans who aren't skyscraper geeks and who haven't visited the site don't realize that a building called the WTC is under construction and is already taller than anything in their city (OK, a huge generalization).

Anyway, I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge last night, in the snow, and it was great to see this tower rising on the other side of downtown. It was also the first time I've seen Beekman up close, despite having lived here for a month and having visited the city several times since it's been u/c. I'm not a huge Ghery fan. The Disney Hall in LA is cool, but I hate that thing in Seattle, and generally his buildings get less interesting the more I see them. But, Beekman is going to be my favorite of his buildings by far. It's distinctively Ghery, but at the same time a "normal" skyscraper in that its function doesn't seem to be compromised by its shape.

[NYguy]

It is indeed a treat. More info and discussion on Beekman here...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=53610

Meanwhile, when this tower starts poking above the Downtown skyline next year (a matter of months really), people all over the City and surrounding areas will be just as amazed how far things have come along.

[Northern Heights]

Yes, as a person who had no idea of the project, it was so interesting to go through the tread, and see the progress since the beginning to now. I had always hoped America would build something bigger and better than what was there, as both a tribute to American strength, and their ability to rise above the terrible crimes committed against all democratic nations, and our systems of belief.

[rider15]

From wtc.com construction updates :
1 World Trade Center

* Installation of the curtain wall at the 20th
* Tower steel is now above floor 50
* Concrete is now being installed above floor 42

2 World Trade Center

* 3,200 yards of concrete poured to date
* 1,000 yards of 3,000 psi mud mat and fill
* Only minor amounts of rock excavation remaining
* Turner erected the east and west crane bases

3 World Trade Center

* Over 1,000 yards of concrete poured to date
* Rock excavation will be complete in 2 weeks. It is currently 95% complete. Only a few footings under the crane remain to be excavated.

4 World Trade Center

* Steel erection and concrete placing operations now on the 9th floor
* Core steel erection is starting on the 10th floor
* 2 active tower cranes now on site

Memorial and Museum

* Steel erection for the Memorial pavilion building nearly complete
* Soil installation and tree planting underway in phases through 2011. More than 50 trees now on site; up to 80 more to be planted by the end of 2010
* Finishing work on memorial reflecting pools and waterfalls
* Preparing for cladding installation on new West Vent Structures

[patriotizzy]

Originally Posted by Northern Heights

Yes, as a person who had no idea of the project, it was so interesting to go through the tread, and see the progress since the beginning to now. I had always hoped America would build something bigger and better than what was there, as both a tribute to American strength, and their ability to rise above the terrible crimes committed against all democratic nations, and our systems of belief.

Thank you for the compassion for America. It's hard to come by nowadays

[SD_Phil]

Originally Posted by rider15

From wtc.com construction updates :
1 World Trade Center

* Installation of the curtain wall at the 20th
* Tower steel is now above floor 50
* Concrete is now being installed above floor 42

2 World Trade Center

* 3,200 yards of concrete poured to date
* 1,000 yards of 3,000 psi mud mat and fill
* Only minor amounts of rock excavation remaining
* Turner erected the east and west crane bases

3 World Trade Center

* Over 1,000 yards of concrete poured to date
* Rock excavation will be complete in 2 weeks. It is currently 95% complete. Only a few footings under the crane remain to be excavated.

4 World Trade Center

* Steel erection and concrete placing operations now on the 9th floor
* Core steel erection is starting on the 10th floor
* 2 active tower cranes now on site

Memorial and Museum

* Steel erection for the Memorial pavilion building nearly complete
* Soil installation and tree planting underway in phases through 2011. More than 50 trees now on site; up to 80 more to be planted by the end of 2010
* Finishing work on memorial reflecting pools and waterfalls
* Preparing for cladding installation on new West Vent Structures

Thank you! This is a fantastic update.

[Draegen]

Originally Posted by Northern Heights

Well, thanks to all for the insight, and awesome pictures. When is the projected date of completion? I have read in this thread anywhere from 2013 to 2018.

It will be topped out later 2011 but wont open until 2013 that's what i read somewhere

[2-TOWERS]

[2-TOWERS]

[brian.odonnell20]

Originally Posted by Northern Heights

Well, thanks to all for the insight, and awesome pictures. When is the projected date of completion? I have read in this thread anywhere from 2013 to 2018.

The whole site will be done by 2018, but one wtc will be done in 2013

[Zensteeldude]

Originally Posted by Northern Heights

Wow... I guess we're more isolated in Canada than I thought! While I was reading this fascinating thread, I discovered I wasn't the only Canadian who was totally oblivious to the One World Trade Center project... Guess our journalists are too busy covering hockey and curling Anyway, thanks for getting us Canucks in the know, and for all the great pictures! This is a thread I will be watching closely from now on!

Nothing wrong with Hockey and curling. all things in moderation.

This whole WTC rebuilding thing seems to be a big secret in most parts of the world that I have visited in the past 3 years. (Germany, Greece, Japan, Italy, U.A.E.) It is not much of a surprise that our neighbors to the north are ill informed.

Glad you could join us in the excitement.

[XxBassHunterxX]

The glass is just....WOW!

[NYguy]

in.formed

[Upward]

I like how there are subtle references to the aesthetics of the twin towers in #1 and #7 (the placement of the towers as seen in the second picture, and the close-together vertical elements in their bases) in the context of a complex that will generally look very different from the original.