NEW YORK | One World Trade Center (1WTC) | 541m | 1776ft | 104 fl | T/O

[k25150]

Originally Posted by Kanto

No problem. I'm not mad anymore. When bullies shouted at me that I'm a troll I didn't care, because it were just bullies, but I respect you and when somebody who I respect just casts a negative judgement on me without giving me a fair trial, it hurts. I'm a brutalist and everybody who looks in the ugly skyscrapers thread in Architecture or in the Rate the Talls section can clearly see it. Again I'm telling you that if you have a problem with something I do, let me know via PM. If possible I will gladly search for compromises, just as I did when I started to put a bold, purple sign about roof height in my diagrams.

Btw, as to diagrams, somebody plz tell me at which floor we are now at?

Man up bud. It's a stupid web forum. It's not real life. Who cares what anyone says about you. Have them meet you at a coffee bar and repeat what they said face to face.

[bennyboo]

Good to have you back, Kanto. :3

[k25150]

Originally Posted by Tommy Boy

When you see all this skyscrapers who is built and will be built in the near future it's sad to see that New York is falling behind when it comes to scyscrapers. 1wtc looks like nothing in compared to what will be in the future.

I love New York it's the best city in the world and deserves to call itself "The capital of the world" but I want to see at least ONE Megatall skycraper. I think that would have been a discussion around the world that N.Y is back for real.

NYC or the US doesn't have to prove anything unlike other developing cities and nations who only care about artificial status. Let the Arabs show off with their 2000 ft scrapers using the West's oil money and the commies in China can do the same with American money. That's right. America is developing China. We build based on economic common sense not to prove we have bigger dicks.

Like someone else said, there are many supertalls planned for NYC. There are trillions of dollars on the sidelines in America waiting for our buffoon president to take a hike. Don't worry yourself too much about NY falling behind

[Kanto]

Originally Posted by yankee fan for life

What do you guys think the next height jump will be 1,293 feet or you think they are going for 1,313.

So we are now at the 97th floor called floor 102, right? I need to know it for my diagram

[yankee fan for life]

Their will be a 2000 footer one day here in the states just hope it will new york or Chicago, i will kill my self if it is another place in the U.S but hopfuly it will be new york .

[NewYorkSkyline117]

Yea, how high will the next jump of steel be? will it pass 1,300 feet?

[spectre000]

The 102nd floor is about 27 feet high, and the 103rd is about 20 feet. Hard to believe they'll go 47 feet on the next jump.

27 feet is pretty consistent with their typical height increases.

[Skyscrapers144]

Here's my 1WTC u/c up to date diagram which i made on MS Paint. Enjoy!

[RandomNameTag]

Originally Posted by Kanto

Hello, I've come back. I didn't plan to but I missed the forum and the progress monitoring. As to why I wasn't here, it's because I was kinda pissed off by what Dino said to me. He said that I write only the exact opposite of what others write to troll. That was very mean and unfair. I'm no troll, I'm a brutalist. For a brutalist it is absolutely natural to like an exposed antenna more than a fancy spire. Brutalism is not trolling, it's a normal architectural style. If it were just a one man trolling attempt they wouldn't bother giving it a name and a place in the history of architecture. Just because it's less popular than for example Art Deco doesn't mean it is trolling. Everybody who has read my posts in this forum must know that I'm a brutalist. My feelings really got hurt by what he said.

[/IMG]

If that's the case, then why are you obsessed with an outdated form of measurement (roof height) anyway? Wouldn't it be better to be an advocate of pinnacle or height to tip?

[cnapan]

Originally Posted by k25150

NYC or the US doesn't have to prove anything unlike other developing cities and nations

I think this is a very important point.

Dubai might have the tallest pointy thing in the world right now. Who cares? The city is mind-numbingly sterile.

NYC offers far more than 'just' tall buildings, but even if you are just talking about tall buildings, NYC is a top world destination boasting the world's most famous and interesting tall cityscape.

[RandomNameTag]

Originally Posted by spectre000

The 103rd floor is about 27 feet high, and the 104th is about 20 feet. Hard to believe they'll go 47 feet on the next jump.

27 feet is pretty consistent with their typical height increases.

So it will be 1318 ft, eh? Ah, Nevermind, I see you say it won't.

[NewYorkSkyline117]

I'm confused, no one ever said the exact number of floors, it's always either 104, 85, 105, 108, or 110. How many more floors are there until topping off?

[CF221]

Originally Posted by iloveclassicrock7

An antennae is still an antennae, but the CTBUH rules on spires and antennas is pretty stupid anyways. So lets just say 1 WTC is America's tallest building by pinnacle, and Sears is America's tallest building by roof. Just let them share the glory so that everyone is happy.

I think what's really stupid here is the fact that they've downgraded the quality of the building several times... starting with the podium (which is now square, the small plaza (which now looks like a bunker), and the spire (which is now a "regular" antenna). That is what is really stupid, and what has put 1 WTC under the Willis Tower. Really Stupid Decision.

[MusicMan84]

Originally Posted by Kanto

So we are now at the 97th floor called floor 102, right? I need to know it for my diagram

I'm fairly certain that is correct...looking forward to the diagram.

[patrykus]

Originally Posted by RandomNameTag

If that's the case, then why are you obsessed with an outdated form of measurement (roof height) anyway? Wouldn't it be better to be an advocate of pinnacle or height to tip?

Exactly. In the world of towers like burj khalifa and kingdom tower roof height measurement is absolutely outdated because there is no point and no meaning of roof height of buildings like burj and kingdom. You are clearly obsessed about this and other ideas often leaving rational thinking behind, what pisses people off.

But all in all. I missed your presence here a bit. This crazy element you introduce to this sometimes boring threads

[HK999]

Originally Posted by CF221

I think what's really stupid here is the fact that they've downgraded the quality of the building several times... starting with the podium (which is now square, the small plaza (which now looks like a bunker), and the spire (which is now a "regular" antenna). That is what is really stupid, and what has put 1 WTC under the Willis Tower. Really Stupid Decision.

1. Many people think the new podium actually looks better (more resemblance to the original WTC towers), including me.
2. The plaza plan is not final, it can be changed.
3. There has been no renders about the spire change whatsoever. As Otie mentioned, the material enclosing the antenna will still be there. Generally speaking, noone knows how it will look like.

So let's just take a step back and don't jump to premature conclusions.

[patrick989]

Welcome back Kanto, I'm sorry that you were chased from here for a while by stupid comments. There are always going to be some flies in the ointment on these forums, it's best to just ignore them (as I do).

And Skyscrapers144, I think that's the best thing I've ever seen created from MS Paint

[spectre000]

Originally Posted by NewYorkSkyline117

I'm confused, no one ever said the exact number of floors, it's always either 104, 85, 105, 108, or 110. How many more floors are there until topping off?

There are three actual floors left, the 103rd, 104th, and 105th.

[the sock]

been away for a while the progress is great , current height please

[Otie]

Originally Posted by Skyscrapers144

Here's my 1WTC u/c up to date diagram which i made on MS Paint. Enjoy!

Splendid considering it was made in MS Pain.