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

[iloveclassicrock7]

Originally Posted by Otie

The architectural enclosure wrapping the antenna hasn't been removed, though a possible redesign is being considered by Durst and SOM.

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.

[Otie]

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[craig yang]

Oh!What a great views it have! I hope like the workers could get there of the building.It's wonderful!

[redbaron_012]

I am a fan of the new WTC...and New York......my favorite city after my own but reading the few previous posts some reality should be shown where the world is at.....The building to the left of the WTC in Doha was designed and planned and approved to be built here in Melbourne yet was innitially planned to be 680 metres.............I still lament.


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[raider12]

^ interesting that Seoul will have 2 of the 20.........

[parsonsnose]

If they were all built as drawn there China would have nine.

[The seventh shape]

The present tallest buildings in Hong Kong and Guangzhou should be in that diagram. I think they are taller than WTC 1.

[RandomNameTag]

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.

CTBUH no longer measures roofs (that measurement was dropped in 2009). So Willis only wins in one category, and that's highest occupied floor. Also, CTBUH is leaned towards still calling the antennae a "spire".

[RandomNameTag]

Originally Posted by redbaron_012

I am a fan of the new WTC...and New York......my favorite city after my own but reading the few previous posts some reality should be shown where the world is at.....The building to the left of the WTC in Doha was designed and planned and approved to be built here in Melbourne yet was innitially planned to be 680 metres.............I still lament.


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That list is looking heavily unlikely. Ping An is having trouble just trying to get above ground, and I'm doubtful that several of these towers will even get built.

[KillerZavatar]

Originally Posted by raider12

^ interesting that Seoul will have 2 of the 20.........

seoul should have 3, triple one looks like it could be finished by 2020 too.

Originally Posted by RandomNameTag

That list is looking heavily unlikely. Ping An is having trouble just trying to get above ground, and I'm doubtful that several of these towers will even get built.

i'm pretty sure that ping an's speed is going to increase once it is out of that hole. And i have to agree that others like the doha one will most likely never be built, yet are there other rather recent projects that could make it into the list and aren't listed either. (triple one, menara warisan, rose rock, caiwuwei) so who knows what the future will bring.

[Uaarkson]

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.

Finally a sensible post. The original north tower was shorter than Sears too, so who gives a shit?

[HK999]

Originally Posted by The seventh shape

The present tallest buildings in Hong Kong and Guangzhou should be in that diagram. I think they are taller than WTC 1.

No, ICC is 484m and GIFC is 439m. So 1WTC beats them both.

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[NewYorkSkyline117]

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.

Yea but the broadcast antennae will still have an enclosure so it's still a mast. Also, some guys at SSP contacted Dunst & they replied saying that they will still keep an enclosure and beacon & make it look "terrific." apparently the beacon is going to have a horizontal light like a lighthouse -_-

[streetscapeer]

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[yankee fan for life]

As i stated before on previous post for me its not about a matter of height, but a matter of closer and renewal and that's what 1 wtc represents for me .

[mauzer1]

Originally Posted by Otie

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nice ...

[raider12]

Originally Posted by parsonsnose

If they were all built as drawn there China would have nine.

you're not following, them having nine is not a surprise or interesting............also China is the biggest country in population in the world by far and Seoul is a city

[iloveclassicrock7]

Originally Posted by redbaron_012

I am a fan of the new WTC...and New York......my favorite city after my own but reading the few previous posts some reality should be shown where the world is at.....The building to the left of the WTC in Doha was designed and planned and approved to be built here in Melbourne yet was innitially planned to be 680 metres.............I still lament.


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Wow man, that's great for Melbourne. Anyone else feel proud to live in the craziest skyscraper generation man has ever seen ?

[iloveclassicrock7]

Originally Posted by RandomNameTag

CTBUH no longer measures roofs (that measurement was dropped in 2009). So Willis only wins in one category, and that's highest occupied floor. Also, CTBUH is leaned towards still calling the antennae a "spire".

Don't know where you heard that, they still measure roofs.

[iloveclassicrock7]

Originally Posted by Uaarkson

Finally a sensible post. The original north tower was shorter than Sears too, so who gives a shit?

Exactly, the whole spire and antennae debate is stupid, and makes me wonder why we think of CTBUH as some all knowing leader. Antennae's are still a piece of metal, you technically could remove a spire, so why would they create such a idiotic rule ? Roof and pinnacle are what matters.