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Originally Posted by chris08876
It would nice though. Hell, if SSP could have oversight and the final decision on every project, I think the Earth would look like this...
[Picture of Coruscant goes here]
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Eh. Not tall enough.
I've been watching from afar everything that's been going on at this site since the day the Twin Towers were destroyed. At first, I was upset that the rebuilding didn't happen immediately and with glorious pride. Now, though, while it looks un-aesthetic to have this gap in the skyline, I'm glad they're taking the time to do this in a more economically sound manner than the way the Twins were originally built. They flooded the market with office space that wasn't really needed at all at the time, let alone for their intended purpose of housing companies dealing in international trade.
We all love watching supertalls sprout like weeds in Midtown and all over China, but I think it's important to remember that these buildings are not an end in themselves. They are places for
people to use. There has to be a balance between building enough of what's needed and the resources of the builders. Overbuilding can be just as disruptive as underbuilding, just in different ways.
2WTC will rise, when the time is right. And it will be what we need, not necessarily what we want. If we're very lucky, as skyscraper nerds, it will be both.