Memorial reflecting pools and waterfalls to be commissioned in late August 2011
Artifact installation in underground Museum space Facade (cladding) installation on new West Vent Structures to be complete in August 2011.
Soil installation and tree planting underway in phases through 2011. More than 220 trees now on site.
Utilities, waterproofing, and other activities underway
Both structural steel and facade installation is now complete at the Memorial Pavilion.
Bronze nameplate installation completed in June 2011
The "Survivors Stairway" was relocated to its permanent home in the underground Memorial in December 2008
Slurry wall reinforcement completed in spring 2009
Memorial Plaza on schedule for September 11, 2011 opening
*The following information was last updated on August 12, 2011.
Greenwich Street corridor: Excavation and substructure construction under the 1 train box:
Excavation for footings under the No. 1 Subway Box
Concrete placing operations for walls and slabs under the No. 1 Subway box
Pile removal and steel beam installation for reconstruction of No. 1 Subway box
Installation of water proofing for reconstruction of No. 1 Subway box
Excavation for sanitary utility trench under the No. 1 Subway box
*The following information was last updated on August 12, 2011.
The Port Authority contractor is building the WTC Memorial Welcome Plaza at the south end of the 130 Liberty site (to read more click here). Completion in late August 2011.
The Port Authority is excavation and preparing the site for incorporation into the Vehicular Security Center/South Bathtub
Deconstruction of the building was completed on February 28, 2011, and included turnover to the Port Authority.
Building abatement concluded in November 2009.
I remember reading about it in a One57 thread since that tower is all concrete residential supertall. I think it was that a concrete tower is heavier so there's less swaying which would obviously be more noticeable inside a residential tower.
Not sure if I like that yet. If they were going to do grass there...they could have made the space bigger and planted the trees more staggered and not so uniformed. I guess I'll get use to it. But from this vantage point...it looks like they ran out of trees and decided to throw down some sod.
^ Nope, it's the Memorial Glade. The trees will eventually grow and form a huge canopy that won't allow you to see the surrounding towers. This area is ment to be a tree-free space so people can watch the exterior.
^ Nope, it's the Memorial Glade. The trees will eventually grow and form a huge canopy that won't allow you to see the surrounding towers. This area is ment to be a tree-free space so people can watch the exterior.
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Saw that this morning on the front page of Yahoo News. The title is sort of misleading. It says "Behind the Scenes".. I was thinking they were going to show how the waterfall works or how they are engraving words in the concrete...
Saw that this morning on the front page of Yahoo News. The title is sort of misleading. It says "Behind the Scenes".. I was thinking they were going to show how the waterfall works or how they are engraving words in the concrete...
Same here but that post lead me to an even more interesting site. Projectrebirth.com and they have been doing this. - http://projectrebirth.org/film/timelapse.html - The most extensive use of time-lapse photography in history. Also, they are making a movie on 5 people directly affected by 9/11.
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“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
~~Leonardo Da Vinci
Same here but that post lead me to an even more interesting site. Projectrebirth.com and they have been doing this. - http://projectrebirth.org/film/timelapse.html - The most extensive use of time-lapse photography in history. Also, they are making a movie on 5 people directly affected by 9/11.
Wow, I just watched that video. That's incredible! It's amazing the technologies we have that allow us to do things like that these days!
RISING: REBUILDING GROUND ZERO takes a comprehensive look at one of the most daunting construction jobs America has ever undertaken. Building four skyscrapers, a transportation hub, a museum and a memorial featuring the largest man-made waterfall in history – at the same time on the same site – presents an unprecedented set of engineering challenges. From the design to the materials to the raw emotions and heavy hearts, RISING: REBUILDING GROUND ZERO chronicles the teamwork and innovation involved in reining in a beast of planning, timing and coordination. The special event series also looks at the rebirth of Lower Manhattan through the eyes of the residents who survived the horrors of 9/11 to reclaim and rebuild their neighborhood.
The six-hour special premieres Thursday, August 25 and concludes Thursday, September 1 from 8-11PM ET/PT each night.
Screenshot of a "The Rising" commercial. (sorry for the bad quailty)
As opposed to the Broofield animation, this one goes from west to east (to the Fulton Street Transit Center).
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