Trump chicago has similar glass and it has normal window shades. I think it looks completely natural with shades on an all glass building, it makes it look occupied.

http://img3.terabitz.com/mls/MRED/img/07/660/890/1.jpg

1WTC is probably still not visible above 7WTC from the ESB.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Empire+State+Building,+New+York,+NY&sll=37.09024,-95.712891&sspn=51.089971,78.837891&ie=UTF8&hq=Empire+State+Bldg&hnear=Empire+State+Bldg,+350+5th+Ave,+New+York,+10001&ll=40.739722,-73.993371&spn=0.006024,0.01369&t=f&z=17&ecpose=40.7497086,-73.98478699,433.68,-146.923,72.302,0

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ZippytheChimp, WNY
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Im surprised no ones said it, but 1WTC sure has DAT GLASS XD

Sorry for the ridiculously lame pun :)

Couldn't post photo...

No exterior pillars in that render? Is that accurate?There are exterior columns, but only every six panes of glass. The first exterior column would be past where they "sliced" into the building for the render.
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There are exterior columns, but only every six panes of glass. The first exterior column would be past where they "sliced" into the building for the render.

I think he is talking about the background where the glass that is around the corner is seen. In that case, yeah the picture is not completely accurate

This tower will look great when completed... Love New York... Deserves the best..

GreenwichBoy, WiredNY...
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wow the cladding is awesome:drool:

I'd be interested in seeing a picture of the stairwell area at the corners of the base. The area around the northeast corner seems to be progressing well.

One question, does anybody knows if this tower will use renewable energy once it's finished and occupied??
I just heard that ESB is purchasing 100% wind power form GreenMountain Energy Corporation, it would be dissapointing if 1WTC uses normal energy... I can only remember they were instaling a huge fuel cell power made of hydrogen on the World Trade Center site, but I have no idea if this building will use the energy from that thing...

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"Sun coming through the latest World Trade Center Building.(under construction)"

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One question, does anybody knows if this tower will use renewable energy once it's finished and occupied??
I just heard that ESB is purchasing 100% wind power form GreenMountain Energy Corporation, it would be dissapointing if 1WTC uses normal energy... I can only remember they were instaling a huge fuel cell power made of hydrogen on the World Trade Center site, but I have no idea if this building will use the energy from that thing...

Of course..The whole complex is high eco..:)

ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

Because u don't have to be a terrorist to hit it!! lol

are they gonna make somo sort of memorial inside the building or something? ofr 9/11

One question, does anybody knows if this tower will use renewable energy once it's finished and occupied??
I just heard that ESB is purchasing 100% wind power form GreenMountain Energy Corporation, it would be dissapointing if 1WTC uses normal energy... I can only remember they were instaling a huge fuel cell power made of hydrogen on the World Trade Center site, but I have no idea if this building will use the energy from that thing...

i guess it will... Since the sustainability wave going on I can't imagine a building like this one built in NY using normal energy ressources...:banana:

Come on that cladding.

Epic shot...January 6th, kevin s koepke (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/)

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wow!!
last one!!!

Does anyone have good desktop backgrounds of this project? Renders or construction?

^^ You should look, STR's renders...

how tall is it at this date? & in what floor is it?

Gorgeous photo Dino!

Only in New York City could a building as tall as this, be half way complete, and look so small amongst its surroundings.

how tall is it at this date? & in what floor is it?

54th floor, 640 feet tall.

Only in New York City could a building as tall as this, be half way complete, and look so small amongst its surroundings.

this is :ohno:

54th floor, 640 feet tall.

thanks a lot man! :cheers:

Here is a novel question. How long a lifespan for this building are the architects thinking when they design it and choose materials for everything (i.e. plumbing, wiring etc.). There must be a general idea -300 years, 500 years? I really have no idea. Maybe Zensteeldude or someone in the business might know.

Thanks,
Bugs

Provided money isn't an issue, current technology could keep that tower standing far beyond any measure of concern.

Only in New York City could a building as tall as this, be half way complete, and look so small amongst its surroundings.

(you forgot to mention Shanghai, Chicago, HongKong, Guangzhou and Dubai) :)

Here is a novel question. How long a lifespan for this building are the architects thinking when they design it and choose materials for everything (i.e. plumbing, wiring etc.). There must be a general idea -300 years, 500 years? I really have no idea. Maybe Zensteeldude or someone in the business might know.

Thanks,
Bugs

It all really depends how well the building is maintained. There are buildings that have been standing for thousands of years. Plumbing, wiring, etc can all be replaced over time. Older office buildings are great examples of this, as they have been retrofitted for electricity, cable, phone lines, air conditioning, etc. When the ESB was built, cable wasn't around, and neither was air conditioning, and it has both. Concrete and steel don't wear much at all when protected from the elements, so the structure itself isn't much of an issue for aging. Look at the Pantheon, still standing to this date and its all exposed concrete, and not even concrete that is as strong as what is used in grade a office buildings.

Does anyone have good desktop backgrounds of this project? Renders or construction?

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/582/n028k.jpg

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Thank you STR!! Wondeful wallpapers!

Here is a novel question. How long a lifespan for this building are the architects thinking when they design it and choose materials for everything (i.e. plumbing, wiring etc.). There must be a general idea -300 years, 500 years? I really have no idea. Maybe Zensteeldude or someone in the business might know.

Thanks,
Bugs

One of the advantages of these large overhead spaces is making renovation a whole lot easier. Plumbing and wiring and such should be a lot simpler to upgrade or replace in 60 or 80 years than in older buildings. The glass and concrete should be close to immortal, and as long as they keep corrosion from creeping in, the steel should last centuries. It's so overbuilt, the little bit of fatigue it sees won't matter.

Depends on the question: What happens when no one is around to maintain stuff?

http://www.history.com/shows/life-after-people

http://www.history.com/videos/grand-central-station#ashes-rebuilding-ground-zero

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This one was taken during Christmas
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What's the time line for top out? Seems like once they finally got started after 9 years the pace is fairly quick.

^^ Topping out will occur probably during December or early January 2012.

what do you guess will be its height by the end of march? I guess abt 65 floors tall and ***feet???

Depends on the question: What happens when no one is around to maintain stuff?

http://www.history.com/shows/life-after-people

http://www.history.com/videos/grand-central-station#ashes-rebuilding-ground-zero

Then nobody will care.

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What's that smoke coming out from the hose ?

What's that smoke coming out from the hose ?It's steam. New York City is a very old city by American standards, and Con Edison operates the largest steam system in the United States. Many cities in the Northeast use at least limited steam to heat their buildings. New York City is more exhaustive than most.

When you see steam coming from the manhole covers, it's caused by cold run off in the sewers hitting the steam pipes and vaporizing.

I can't believe this thing is 600ft already. :nuts:

Here is a novel question. How long a lifespan for this building are the architects thinking when they design it and choose materials for everything (i.e. plumbing, wiring etc.). There must be a general idea -300 years, 500 years? I really have no idea. Maybe Zensteeldude or someone in the business might know.

Thanks,
Bugs

New buildings are not meant to last forever... sustainability says that if a building is getting old u have to ''disarm it'' not destroy it in order to reuse the materials in other constructions or for another use... so the materials should be tough to last as long as the usefull lifetime of the building and than go somewhere else.:banana:

More snow!

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/9065/asdasdsadsdasdasd.png (http://img811.imageshack.us/i/asdasdsadsdasdasd.png/)

really doesn't look like 600 ft, but I believe it coz it's NYC!

Cool! The snow on the safety nets kinda looks like cladding.

...........

New buildings are not meant to last forever... sustainability says that if a building is getting old u have to ''disarm it'' not destroy it in order to reuse the materials in other constructions or for another use... so the materials should be tough to last as long as the usefull lifetime of the building and than go somewhere else.:banana:

Half right. As a rule of thumb, a building is replaced when the land it's sitting on has become more valuable than the building itself. Now...when you build a $3.2 billion tower on a plot of land like this, it's going to be centuries before the land appreciates to that level, especially as ongoing upgrades will likely keep increasing the building's value. At that point, the building is likely to have been landmarked, which means that it will be maintained beyond what is normally economical. You can't just tear it down.

As for how long a landmarked building can be maintained, no one really knows. Even old steel structures like the Eiffel Tower aren't old enough for metal fatigue and persistent low level corrosion to be a problem. Given the painstaking care given to old wooden and masonry buildings, I'd imagine you could do a lot with a building like this, up to and including replacing significant parts of it. However, it will be several hundred years after everyone currently posting on this board is dead before we'll see a good example that we could draw upon.

It's steam. New York City is a very old city by American standards, and Con Edison operates the largest steam system in the United States. Many cities in the Northeast use at least limited steam to heat their buildings. New York City is more exhaustive than most.

When you see steam coming from the manhole covers, it's caused by cold run off in the sewers hitting the steam pipes and vaporizing.


Thanks :)

Jesus, how much glass went up today?

^^ I'm not sure if Jesus will answer here. ;)

But there is real good progress on the cladding. :cool:

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^^ Very nice shot.

Won't be long now tell the DB is history. Tower One is just a few short months from being the tallest building in lower Manhattan and we got alot less snow than was predicted.

Onwords and upwords !!!!!!!

^^ mods, can we get rid of the spam please.

permanent bans are nice.

Ask and Ye shall receive, thanks mods.

Yeah ^^ Looks like it's spamming season again. :toilet: Time to dust of the good ol' ban.

The last picture is stunning btw. Gives a good sense of the scale of everything. You're going to be overwhelmed once everything is finished. And that's a good thing!

How come they haven't filled the hole in the corner yet?

whats that they are building behind 7wtc?

whats that they are building behind 7wtc?

Fiterman Hall, I believe.

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When it overtakes Goldman Sachs' building it's there.

remember this monstrosity?


http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/freedom_tower.jpg


A better design...

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/freedomtower_getty_53167284.jpg

remember this monstrosity?

http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/typo3temp/pics/7a170876b2.jpg

It`s was a pretty cool monstrocity. If it was being build right now, people would praise it no less than they praise the current version.

195 m :)

already taller than any building i can reach in an hour of driving or so haha

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thanx, nice pictures!!!!!!!!

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Its about to break through the skyline! :D

:applause::applause::applause::applause:^^^^
Congratulations, i look forward to you re-edit the fantastic skyline!:lol:

[QUOTE=TowersNYC;70230699]remember this monstrosity?


http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/freedom_tower.jpg

I like this monstrosity better then the design they're building

really i find it hideous. the building is only 70 stories and has these wind turbines that make a ton of noise that would of been horrendous

[QUOTE=TowersNYC;70230699]remember this monstrosity?


http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/freedom_tower.jpg

I like this monstrosity better then the design they're building
At least the top of it looks like part of the design instead of the one they're building which has something stuck atop it to make it taller! It just looks like two separate designers stuck their pieces together.

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childs: "i was on shrooms and realized the pterodactyls need a place to live"

Thanks for the updates! This building is amazing beyond words. I just can't wait come February when it's probably impacting the downtown skyline.

I wonder, what building are these people in?
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Thanks for the updates! This building is amazing beyond words. I just can't wait come February when it's probably impacting the downtown skyline.

I wonder, what building are these people in?
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http://placesnomore.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/west.jpg?w=700&h=525

inside that bridge. the sister bridge (in the background) that lead from the winter garden to the trade center was brought down by the towers.

^^ Looks like the skywalk over the Westside Highway that connects to the WFC.

Thanks guys! I've always wondered where since the area is fenced. I might make a visit there in the near future

Are they planning to keep the skywalk as is? They should as it is amazing it survived the collapse of the towers.

^The south footbridge will stay.

Are they planning to keep the skywalk as is? They should as it is amazing it survived the collapse of the towers.

Yes, it's opperating and will be there for a long time. In my opinion, what it's more amazing than the bridge, is the surviving of a tree just beneath those towers after 9/11, last month it was re-planted in the memorial park. But, whatever, off-topic.

At least the top of it looks like part of the design instead of the one they're building which has something stuck atop it to make it taller! It just looks like two separate designers stuck their pieces together.

That's exactly what it was. It was half David Childs of SOM and half Daniel Libeskind. Not sure how many of you people were on these boards in 2004, but everyone pretty much hated the thing then too.

http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/3088/buildingrender.jpg (http://img814.imageshack.us/i/buildingrender.jpg/)

the Eiffel Tower also hated it in your day to be monstrous. Today is a world icon. At least the old freedom tower design was original and rarely seen, however you are doing today can be seen in any city in the world.

the Eiffel Tower also hated it in your day to be monstrous. Today is a world icon. At least the old freedom tower design was original and rarely seen, however you are doing today can be seen in any city in the world.

That is good observation, and conservatism won out over a bolder more unique design.

However, I think you are wrong if you can see this building in "any city in the world" ... the base, the tapering octagonal shape and the crown will be subtly different than any other skyscraper that I know of.

Simple economics won out over art in this case, I think. I would have been happy with either design, but having the top 1/4 to 1/3 of the building an empty cage is a damned waste in Manhattan. And what would have happened to the design when the NYPD wanted their bombproof bunker on the bottom?

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/535/wtc3.jpg (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/wtc3.jpg/)

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Gr8 pic :banana: :banana:

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Has it hit the 200 meters mark?

^^ 195 meters, almost the 200 hundred. Only 8 floors more and it will surpass 7 World Trade Center.

Can't wait to see this thing T/O. Under construction it looks sooo similiar to the old ones...

This is a beautiful design - one of the best in N. America- and people should stop complaining. The shorter one especially looks amazing.

STR, I used your image and I edited 1WTC to see what it could look like with different variations for the spire, heres what I got.

This one looks extremely modern and like an obelisk, also almost has a comcast center feel to it
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This one is more reminiscent of the old wtc roof
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http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/535/wtc3.jpg (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/wtc3.jpg/)
Sweet render.....that's going to look fantastic!!

Uh I love the NewYork World Financial Center... on every picture of the new skyline with 1WTC, it's still the highlight IMO!

A lot has happened here. I quite agree with meh_cd the empty-cage top is needless in NYC, to say the least.

I like the new buildings but I still wish they were building two twins.

i'm gad to see progress going on there daily. i love passing by the site when i drive through west side highway and seeing the construction progress sends a nice feeling through me. anybody have any idea roughly what the proportion of occupants is going to be? correct me if i'm wrong but i think the port authority is taking a sizable chunk?

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I love the growing impression of the buildings in this pic! (From the right to the left).

A lot has happened here. I quite agree with meh_cd the empty-cage top is needless in NYC, to say the least.

I see your point - but instead of an empty cage being unusable space we now have a 100m spire instead. Still, I prefer the current design of 1WTC

From Broadsheet Daily, photo by Robert Simko.

http://www.ebroadsheet.com/2010_PICS/wtcwindows_2997.jpg

The Port Authority is taking questions from the public about 1WTC at wtcprogress.com.

http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/q_a_intro.cfm

how long it takes to build a floor?

.........

Update from wtc.com by Joe Woolhead
January 10, 2011
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Old but good
Pics I took on 9/11/10
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http://img842.imageshack.us/i/97193287.png/
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^^ Dude, those pics are great, but old. Anyway, thanks for sharing them. ;)
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were suppose to get snow in nyc tuesday night, suppose to be 6-10 inches. Should be a slowdown in construction.

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http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/535/wtc3.jpg

I love the growing impression of the buildings in this pic! (From the right to the left).

AT&T should use this in one of their cell-phone ads!

I edited a picture of the wtc for fun

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8913/wtcone.png (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/wtcone.png/)

tower 7 looks amzing in that shot

Wow great editing skills, can't wait until it looks like that :)

From Broadsheet Daily, photo by Robert Simko.

http://www.ebroadsheet.com/2010_PICS/wtcwindows_2997.jpg

Robert finally got the shot I was waiting to see. Excellent. ;)

^^^^^^^^^Can you please stop spamming here^^^^^^^^

This thread is about the construction of Tower 1 World Trade Center aka Freedom Tower. So lets respect the rules of the forum that the moderators and web managers set here and keep the converstaion on subject.

^^ Dude, chill out, don't pay attention to them, the moderators always do their work before you know. The best thing you can do is not to pay attention to them, that's what spammers hate. DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THEM. ;)

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Can you see it?
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I edited a picture of the wtc for fun

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8913/wtcone.png (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/wtcone.png/)

Fantastic! But with the rate the glass is going up now, I'm sure more floors will be covered with glass by then.

Fantastic! But with the rate the glass is going up now, I'm sure more floors will be covered with glass by then.Yeah, it probably would be half way up by then but i was lazy =p

You did a great job anyways.

I hope most if not all of the base glass is in by then too.:)

Never the less, excellent photo shop there Draegen.

(For future reference, the west side construction elevator tower will stop at the 38th floor. Internal elevators take over from there. You got the east side one right, it's going all the way to the top.)

I hope most if not all of the base glass is in by then too.:)

Never the less, excellent photo shop there Draegen.

(For future reference, the west side construction elevator tower will stop at the 38th floor. Internal elevators take over from there. You got the east side one right, it's going all the way to the top.)

I think the PA said the podium glass won't start until early 2012. A shame.

Are there any up to date pics?

I think the PA said the podium glass won't start until early 2012. A shame.

I'm curious to see that glass going up. After all, that is what most people see at street level. I'm not really fond of random cladding, so I have to see how it turns out.

I like the new buildings but I still wish they were building two twins.

It would be pretty cool to have two of these instead of one.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn14/tsdtmb/optioncopy.jpg
Possibly?

It would be pretty cool to have two of these instead of one.
Possibly?

A second $3.2 billion 1WTC isn't going to happen. It's difficult enough getting what's already on the drawing board built as it is.

It's possible, but there's no need for that.

oh, spectre was faster.

I think the PA said the podium glass won't start until early 2012. A shame.

Alas you are correct, that is what the report says, too bad.

It would be pretty cool to have two of these instead of one.
Possibly?

The Twins are gone forever, deal with it.

A second $3.2 billion 1WTC isn't going to happen. It's difficult enough getting what's already on the drawing board built as it is.

Never said it would happen today. Possibly a project for the distant future.

Never said it would happen today. Possibly a project for the distant future.

The twins concept was rejected a long time ago, besides, building another tower on this position will:
1. Mess up the symmetry and balance of all the WTC's towers
2. It would require more space from both east and west sides, a tower of this magnitude needs some distance away from the memorial, and another distance away from West Street, for security reasons.
4. Building another tower here would require the removal of steel from the Museum, re-engeneer the slurry wall (the slurry wall will be part of the museum), and remove some oak trees.
5. It's definetely not a good idea build a skyscraper just a few meters from the public of the memorial, for security of pedestrians and cars, they would close part of the memorial while it gets built.

Don't want to dissappoint all of you who still wish Twin-freedom-towers down there, but this will never happen.

it could be put where the transit hub is going, if they absolutely had to make another one......but 100% not gonna happen

The twins concept was rejected a long time ago, besides, building another tower on this position will:
1. Mess up the symmetry and balance of all the WTC's towers
2. It would require more space from both east and west sides, a tower of this magnitude needs some distance away from the memorial, and another distance away from West Street, for security reasons.
4. Building another tower here would require the removal of steel from the Museum, re-engeneer the slurry wall (the slurry wall will be part of the museum), and remove some oak trees.
5. It's definetely not a good idea build a skyscraper just a few meters from the public of the memorial, for security of pedestrians and cars, they would close part of the memorial while it gets built.

Don't want to dissappoint all of you who still wish Twin-freedom-towers down there, but this will never happen.

Thanks for providing some real explanation. Now can anyone tell me why this tower has no outdoor observation deck?

well to my knowledge i could be wrong but the reason why its inside and not outside is becauase of the high levels of radiation coming out of the spear and other electronic devices thats going to be on the outside of the roof area of the tower. because if one stays to close to those radiation rays then one might get cancer and other illness that comes from thse waves of radiation. i hope i answered your question on the observation deck issue. :)

I don't know. Mayb they don't wont people jumping off the building.

well to my knowledge i could be wrong but the reason why its inside and not outside is becauase of the high levels of radiation coming out of the spear and other electronic devices thats going to be on the outside of the roof area of the tower. because if one stays to close to those radiation rays then one might get cancer and other illness that comes from thse waves of radiation. i hope i answered your question on the observation deck issue. :)So what about the people that will install all of this radioactive equipment? and the people who will maintain them? :lol:

So what about the people that will install all of this radioactive equipment? and the people who will maintain them? :lol:

When the top of the tower is being worked on or when the comm devices are being installed, they will not be on, or at least enough of the devices will be shut down so that they wont fry the insides of people too close to em. It's the same way the the ESB.

what's with the 'tower 6 plot'? nothing to see on renders...

what's with the 'tower 6 plot'? nothing to see on renders...

ChewySpoon made it up, it's his personal fantasy :)

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oh wonderful rendering!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

oh wonderful rendering!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

The same was i thinking :)

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FM! STR's renders get better every time. Like a constant evolution on the previous renders.

STR, this render are on flickr??? I want to add in my preferits!!

From Broadsheet Daily, photo by Robert Simko.

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I love this shot. All it does is demonstrate progress down to the very single sheet of glass that goes on there by the day.

So what about the people that will install all of this radioactive equipment? and the people who will maintain them? :lol:

With all do respect, but the the people that install the spear and other radioactive objects, The radioactive machinery are still off while they are being installed. Now interms of the maintance people, They have the radioa cative machinery turned off so that they wont be harmed by all the radiation.

As for kingsc,Its not that the people would jump off the roof of the tower because they would put fencing all over the roof section if it were an out door observatory deck like they have it on the empire state building and on the top of the rock at rockefeller center. But we dont need that on Tower 1 World Trade Center cause the decking is on the inside.

I hope answered both of your, questions.

Can someone clear up the number of floors for me please?
The topic title says 108. Wikipedia says 105. And that article about reaching the halfway mark says 104 floors. So which one is correct?

IIRC, someone said earlier that:
104-Top of parapet
105-Highest usable floor
106-7-That little ring on the roof
108-Top of ring

Im not sure, but I think its something like that. So which one would be the "official" floor count?

Can someone clear up the number of floors for me please?
The topic title says 108. Wikipedia says 105. And that article about reaching the halfway mark says 104 floors. So which one is correct?

IIRC, someone said earlier that:
104-Top of parapet
105-Highest usable floor
106-7-That little ring on the roof
108-Top of ring

Im not sure, but I think its something like that. So which one would be the "official" floor count?

The Public observation deck floors will be on the 100th and 101st Floors. then the Skyline Restaurant on 102nd Floor. so the 102nd floor is the highest floor allwoud to be visited by the public, then 3 more floors for the mechanical which will then put it to 105 stories heigh. so to answer your question the building is going to be 105 stoies aka floors heigh to the roof top.:)

The Public observation deck floors will be on the 100th and 101st Floors. then the Skyline Restaurant on 102nd Floor. so the 102nd floor is the highest floor allwoud to be visited by the public, then 3 more floors for the mechanical which will then put it to 105 stories heigh. so to answer your question the building is going to be 105 stoies aka floors heigh to the roof top.:)

Thank you. But then why does the topic say 108? Im sorry if this is annoying, but Im curious

The Public observation deck floors will be on the 100th and 101st Floors. then the Skyline Restaurant on 102nd Floor. so the 102nd floor is the highest floor allwoud to be visited by the public, then 3 more floors for the mechanical which will then put it to 105 stories heigh. so to answer your question the building is going to be 105 stoies aka floors heigh to the roof top.:)

The roof is the 105th floor as you say. There is a catwalk above it that is counted as the 106th. Then three more "floors", 107, 108, and 109 counted in the communications rings.

Thank you. But then why does the topic say 108? Im sorry if this is annoying, but Im curious

It's simply the number they came up with. Floor counts aren't always accurate. Donald Trump calls his Trump World Tower 90 stories tall. When in fact it only has 72 floors.

A marketer could make the case that if you count a typical story as 10 feet tall, then 1WTC is 177 stories tall.

looking fantastic, congrats New Yorkers another great one for your skyline

The roof is the 105th floor as you say. There is a catwalk above it that is counted as the 106th. Then three more "floors", 107, 108, and 109 counted in the communications rings.

And there's one little platform inside the spire listed as 110th on the prints..
:cheers:

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That all gray plaza looks awful! :ohno: I miss the green. :(

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That all gray plaza looks awful! :ohno: I miss the green. :(

Be patient, my friend; STR is starting to work on the Memorial Plaza, designing in 3D Max isn't that so easy. Just enjoy his work!


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Does anybody knows why are they covering the base with this "island" blankets?

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Does anybody knows why are they covering the base with this "island" blankets?

They're probably spraying on fireproofing in those area and don't want the wind to blow the stuff away. The same for the floors that are 5 to 6 stories above the cladding.

:colgate:

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That verizon building is the ugliest building I have ever seen. Seen loads of shots of the brooklyn bridge but only just seen that building. They must of deteled it in all the shots I have seen :(

In good lighting the glass looks good, in others where it reflects buildings it looks really poor quality. What a shame.

That verizon building is the ugliest building I have ever seen. Seen loads of shots of the brooklyn bridge but only just seen that building. They must of deteled it in all the shots I have seen :(

You mean the playstation 2! Think it ugly in picture you should see it in person. Soon we'll be able to see pics of 1WTC over the playstation 3, I mean Goldmen Sach lol.

I'm wondering if the one world trade center will be as iconic as the former world trade center. BTW the cladding looks great !!!!!

Maybe you should not be thinking that WTC 1 will be iconic on itself, but all WTC towers.

Maybe you should not be thinking that WTC 1 will be iconic on itself, but all WTC towers.

Yeah you're right. I was thinking about the whole cluster

They're probably spraying on fireproofing in those area and don't want the wind to blow the stuff away. The same for the floors that are 5 to 6 stories above the cladding.

Maybe it was explained already, but I was curious to know what's with the "Island" signage (the meaning)

^^ I guess it has the same meaning, as all the "india" writings on the Burj Dubai as it was build. Just to show from which part of the city/which country, the consruction workers are. Construction workers are also used to write their names on steal beams etc. .

Is this rising still or are they just working on cladding? There doesn't appear to much progress on the top recently.

I think "ISLAND" is just the company that owns the tarp and is doing the work on that floor.

A little old but i love the way it reflects the sky and clouds this thing is going to be an absolute masterpiece.

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its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

Currently Empire State Building is tallest, however 1WTC will surpass it in height. Statue of Liberty is actually quite short!

its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

To answer your question- The current height of 1 World Trade Center is about 640 feet heigh. The height of the Statue Of Liberty is 305 feet tall.
So the conclusion is even now Tower 1 is more than twice as tall as the Statue Of Liberty. I hope I was able to anwser your question. :)

omg...

I know this is irrelevant, but what are the iconic buildings that stand next to ground zero, they all look similar, and have either a green dome or peak on top of them?

^^ It's the World Financial Center.

its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

:ohno:

are you serious???

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Alright, thanks.

I am guessing he meant the Empire state building, not the Statue of Liberty.

its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

dude, where's your head at? In the Overijsselse mud? ;)

I am guessing he meant the Empire state building, not the Statue of Liberty.

:nuts: I dont think one can confuse the ESB to the Statue!!!!!!!!! :bash:

Looking at that comparison, what blows my mind is that humans can walk around inside the Statue of Libertys' head!

Looking at that comparison, what blows my mind is that humans can walk around inside the Statue of Libertys' head!

I was lucky to do that several times when i was a child on school trips!! :)

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its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

I have to be light on you, but, your first mistake was, the statue of liberty is not a building, secondly, there are hundreds of buildings in Manhattan taller than the statue of liberty. The statue of liberty wasn't even the tallest thing in NYC when it was built in the 1800s.

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Is this rising still or are they just working on cladding? There doesn't appear to much progress on the top recently.

Steel erection has slowed down a little bit in the last two months due to the weather. They reached the 48th floor in mid-November. So only 6 floors in the last two months. That's to be expected.

its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

Jesus Christ!
I’m sorry if I’m rude but regarding that you have posted almost 4000 times in this forum and joined in 2003, is unbelievable that you make this kind of questions.
Please check on the thread or go to google.com and write New York City then click on images or go to skyscrapercity.com and see the diagrams of NYC there you’ll see that there are hundreds of buildings taller than the Statue of liberty.

i know this is totally off topic, but anyone have pictures of the World Center Hotel? It's right across the street but I've almost never seen a building called World Center Hotel.

i know this is totally off topic, but anyone have pictures of the World Center Hotel? It's right across the street but I've almost never seen a building called World Center Hotel.

Here is their website:
http://www.worldcenterhotel.com/

:ohno:

are you serious???

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I know the measurement in imperial, but if the building was 1800meters tall on that location...:lol:

Here is their website:
http://www.worldcenterhotel.com/

their website doesn't show the exterior.

http://images.travelnow.com/hotels/NYC_WOCE-exter-1.jpg
http://web.me.com/broadsheet/Broadsheet/Home/Entries/2010/3/8_MondayMArch_8,_2010_files/clubqrtrswtc_8320.jpg

its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

I think he meant Empire State Building, if not then holy s***.

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those pics are very old!

I have a question, is the one trade center going to be one tower on the 2 ancient building territory?

Here's the view from Jersey tonight (Jan 13):


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I have a question, is the one trade center going to be one tower on the 2 ancient building territory?

No, One World Trade Center is located just above Fulton Street, the area where the twins once stood is going to be a Memorial Plaza. And the other office towers will be located on the east side of Greenwich Street.

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Find the cranes...
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Thank god that disgusting Beaver House is mostly blocked.

I think "ISLAND" is just the company that owns the tarp and is doing the work on that floor.

That was my assumption too, and it looks like we're correct:

http://www.islandcompanies.com/iii/

^^ Thanks, Swiddle. Looks like this peculiar industry has been working on the fireproofing of the Hearst as well the Jersey's Goldman Sachs Tower.

Here's a render I made in 30 minutes with an image of Harry Bell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/) and a render by Silverstein Prop.
Hope y'all like it, it's not that accurate, but at least it accomplish my purpose: give an idea of how the skyline will look like from Brooklyn.

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Every time I visit this thread (about three weeks) I’m always taken back by the progress. All those years of planning are beginning to pay off. And that glazing is superb, I can see my reflection from here. Speaking of glazing... Does anyone know how many units will be installed all together?

Every time I visit this thread (about three weeks) I’m always taken back by the progress. All those years of planning are beginning to pay off. And that glazing is superb, I can see my reflection from here. Speaking of glazing... Does anyone know how many units will be installed all together?

Over 13,000 pieces. That's just the office levels. I haven't seen a figure for the podium glass. We'll probably find out when that starts next year.

Or you can ask at wtcprogress.com, the PA is taking questions about 1WTC's construction.

Comparison of 1 and 2 WTC to the Empire State Building:

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3430/clipboard02pd.jpg

^^ Thanks, Swiddle. Looks like this peculiar industry has been working on the fireproofing of the Hearst as well the Jersey's Goldman Sachs Tower.

Here's a render I made in 30 minutes with an image of Harry Bell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/) and a render by Silverstein Prop.
Hope y'all like it, it's not that accurate, but at least it accomplish my purpose: give an idea of how the skyline will look like from Brooklyn.

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Pretty much bang on bro! :tiasd:

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^^

WOW!

its looks like this building is going to be the tallest one in new york? or will statue of liberty still b3 taller?

OOOOOHHHH NOOOOOO????!!!!! Think! Think! Think!! before you post like this!!! There are two possibilities: or you are ignorant, or you are just plain stupid.

Comparison of 1 and 2 WTC to the Empire State Building:

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3430/clipboard02pd.jpg

I have mixed feelings about that. I love the idea of the proud and noble Empire State Building being the tallest in the city, at the same time it would be embarrassing to be overruled by the generation from the 1920s/30s. :D

OOOOOHHHH NOOOOOO????!!!!! Think! Think! Think!! before you post like this!!! There are two possibilities: or you are ignorant, or you are just plain stupid.

I'll say stupid :nuts:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/29/nyregion/churchst.531.jpg

Currently Empire State Building is tallest, however 1WTC will surpass it in height. Statue of Liberty is actually quite short!

To answer your question- The current height of 1 World Trade Center is about 640 feet heigh. The height of the Statue Of Liberty is 305 feet tall.
So the conclusion is even now Tower 1 is more than twice as tall as the Statue Of Liberty. I hope I was able to anwser your question. :)

:ohno:

are you serious???

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I am guessing he meant the Empire state building, not the Statue of Liberty.

dude, where's your head at? In the Overijsselse mud? ;)

:nuts: I dont think one can confuse the ESB to the Statue!!!!!!!!! :bash:

Looking at that comparison, what blows my mind is that humans can walk around inside the Statue of Libertys' head!

I was lucky to do that several times when i was a child on school trips!! :)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5351920837_1203eb51d2_b.jpg

I have to be light on you, but, your first mistake was, the statue of liberty is not a building, secondly, there are hundreds of buildings in Manhattan taller than the statue of liberty. The statue of liberty wasn't even the tallest thing in NYC when it was built in the 1800s.

Jesus Christ!
I’m sorry if I’m rude but regarding that you have posted almost 4000 times in this forum and joined in 2003, is unbelievable that you make this kind of questions.
Please check on the thread or go to google.com and write New York City then click on images or go to skyscrapercity.com and see the diagrams of NYC there you’ll see that there are hundreds of buildings taller than the Statue of liberty.

I know the measurement in imperial, but if the building was 1800meters tall on that location...:lol:

I think he meant Empire State Building, if not then holy s***.

OOOOOHHHH NOOOOOO????!!!!! Think! Think! Think!! before you post like this!!! There are two possibilities: or you are ignorant, or you are just plain stupid.

I'll say stupid :nuts:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/29/nyregion/churchst.531.jpg


:lol:

Looking at that comparison, what blows my mind is that humans can walk around inside the Statue of Libertys' head!
If you compare the Statue of Liberty with an average 5 floor building, you will understand... :lol:

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Yeah right: omg...i knew ya'll noobs would react like this. Thanks for making my day! lol lmao rofl

I would say that too if I were you.

I don't usually care for trolls, but it was pretty funny watching zw038 expose all the jerks looking to prove the fact.

:popcorn:

:popcorn::popcorn::banned:???????

Let us go back to really interesting things in this thread. Pics and stuff.

Quick question. I just saw on the the Disney and Earth cams that hey installed extra long vertical beams on the corners of the Tower. Would any of you know why they are doing that. Thank you.

Quick question. I just saw on the the Disney and Earth cams that hey installed extra long vertical beams on the corners of the Tower. Would any of you know why they are doing that. Thank you.

Just another steel for next floors..

..........

Looks like they've put up two more levels of steel in the SW corner. So steel now reaches the 56th floor. 666 feet, 8 inches high now.

http://evsdatacenter.netfirms.com/kpitv/ss2.jpg

its already taller than anything i could reach within an hour of driving i guess haha

also lol at the tags "god is fake!!!!!" and "sukc my dikc"

Can somebody please ban this spammer? :bash:

Edit: Thanks :D

:wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf: this is something new.......whats with all the spams?

Hey, spammer! Nice to see some photos of your family!

Another beautiful sunset from my penthouse :cheers:

Pretty soon 1WTC will be visible!!!!!

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Nice house dude :D You will witness the birth of a landmark from your balcony :lol:

55th and 56th floors began today. Not even waiting for the floor decking at this point. Very nice to see. Almost too tall for the webcam.

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This is truly a great landmark that will replace another great landmark. :)
Sometimes, I wish my country have something of that height but I doubt they will do that due to small land mass and our airports. :ohno:

This is truly a great landmark that will replace another great landmark. :)
Sometimes, I wish my country have something of that height but I doubt they will do that due to small land mass and our airports. :ohno:

Man, Singapore has a great skyline. I love the new marina bay sands building with the skypark that stretches over 3 buildings. You can't complain:lol:

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Very beautiful! can't wait to see it top out lol :)

The glass just gets higher and higher :)
I know its almost a year ahead, but Im so excited for this buildings topping out :D

That cladding sure the heck is reflective!!! Did all that snow up there the last 2weeks or so slow any of the production down.

What is the tall building directly beside this new structure?

What is the tall building directly beside this new structure?

Seven World Trade Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7WTC).

http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/13_36_Downtown-Site-Plan-(credit-Foster-+-Partners,-courtesy-SPI)1.jpg

I remember recalling that STR said that the south footbridge would stay. However ive picked up on this layout render that it is nowhere to be seen

^^ Thanks, Swiddle. Looks like this peculiar industry has been working on the fireproofing of the Hearst as well the Jersey's Goldman Sachs Tower.

Here's a render I made in 30 minutes with an image of Harry Bell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/) and a render by Silverstein Prop.
Hope y'all like it, it's not that accurate, but at least it accomplish my purpose: give an idea of how the skyline will look like from Brooklyn.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9571/wtck.jpg

This view would only be around for a few years until 2WTC blocks most of the view of 1WTC from Brooklyn

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3629/n117.jpg
New Desktop background 

The glass looks alot better then I thought, can't wait for the whole tower to be finished!!!!

All of them are amazing construction building.:banana::banana::banana:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5355210709_cd91c4aef8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/5355210709/)
DSC02892 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/5355210709/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5355175053_6feecce3ec_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/5355175053/)
DSCN0112 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/5355175053/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

its funny to see it doesnt look tall next to the surounding towers

I remember recalling that STR said that the south footbridge would stay. However ive picked up on this layout render that it is nowhere to be seen

That layout is old. Wrong in a couple of areas too.

This thing will look brilliant, but does anyone else kind of wish 2WTC was the taller building? I, for one do, just because I love the four diamond look and would love to see that as the highest point of the group of buildings. But ultimately I cannot complain as I know the finished products (both 1WTC and 2WTC) will look great.

This thing will look brilliant, but does anyone else kind of wish 2WTC was the taller building? I, for one do, just because I love the four diamond look and would love to see that as the highest point of the group of buildings. But ultimately I cannot complain as I know the finished products (both 1WTC and 2WTC) will look great.

Well, I think it would be too tricky to make this building the tallest. I like the building, but 1 WTC looks more like the old Trade Towers and I think the change would be too big of a shock.

Wow those pictures look amazing! I spent a year in NY and I used the PATH at the WTC everyday. It is great to see so much progress since I left and to also see this great city rising again hopefully one day I will be able to come back and work there again. For now I have to make do with the Shard in London, which is an equally great skyscraper but NY is king of the skyscrapers!!!

Nice pictures!

This thing will look brilliant, but does anyone else kind of wish 2WTC was the taller building? I, for one do, just because I love the four diamond look and would love to see that as the highest point of the group of buildings. But ultimately I cannot complain as I know the finished products (both 1WTC and 2WTC) will look great.

No This building fits much better with the rest of the skyline.