WTC Tower One - by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

**ZippyTheChimp** · January 11th, 2011, 05:42 PM

The WTC indoor observatory was nice, but the roof was awesome.

**GordonGecko** · January 11th, 2011, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by tall

This tower was not meant to be a near perfect replacement of what was lost. they should have rebuilt the original twins from1970 if that was the case. But this isn't 1970 its 2011 This is fine for 2011. In 1970 alot of people disliked or hated the twins but then grew to love them. "FACT"

Absolutely, people grew to love them and they were by no means the best designed towers in the world. This was an opportunity to rebuild better, but instead of having the courage to rebuild two state of art skyscrapers, they went with one assuming tenants would be too scared to move back in, and initially designed the top floors as essentially empty frames, and it will have taken over 10 years to get done. Not much of a statement in the face of such aggression

**tall** · January 11th, 2011, 06:26 PM

I want to see what people say when they visit the site when it is complete. And who said these are not state of the art for today. And given the history of this location im not that shocked it has taken this long. This wasn't a clear dirt lot like in most countries. Just build it and it's complete 2 years later.

**ZippyTheChimp** · January 11th, 2011, 06:35 PM

It was decided from the start, and correctly, that the office space would be phased in by demand. Having that office space in only two towers would mean that there would be no second tower going up for a long time.

The original WTC took at least a decade to complete.

I don't see what the problem is with the 'shorter' tower 2. It's less than 100 feet. And if you want to look at it as a tape-measure issue, two extra 1000 footers in the package.

On a structural or volume basis, don't you think it's a bit jaded to dismiss all this.

**ZippyTheChimp** · January 11th, 2011, 08:37 PM

**tall** · January 11th, 2011, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by ZippyTheChimp

It was decided from the start, and correctly, that the office space would be phased in by demand. Having that office space in only two towers would mean that there would be no second tower going up for a long time.

The original WTC took at least a decade to complete.

I don't see what the problem is with the 'shorter' tower 2. It's less than 100 feet. And if you want to look at it as a tape-measure issue, two extra 1000 footers in the package.

On a structural or volume basis, don't you think it's a bit jaded to dismiss all this.

The new tower 2 will be 1358' compaired to the original tower 2 at 1362

**STR** · January 12th, 2011, 05:18 AM

^2 World Trade will be 1,350 feet tall from lobby surface to the tip of the crown. The couple of articles stating 1358 are mistaken.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/331/n107.jpg

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1121/n109.jpg

I like Tower 1 reflecting Tower 2 reflecting Tower 1 back at itself. It probably means I need to blur the reflection more.

**Daquan13** · January 12th, 2011, 07:41 AM

Those pics look nice!

**Derek2k3** · January 12th, 2011, 08:38 AM

Wow str, amazing job.

**lofter1** · January 12th, 2011, 09:06 AM

New alignment this AM for the earth cam ...

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**antinimby** · January 12th, 2011, 10:06 AM

The death rays reflecting off from all that shiny glass can melt steel.

**injcsince81** · January 12th, 2011, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Nomadd

The last time I went up the ESB it was empty because of overcast. The clouds ended about 800 feet and you looked over a pearly white sea with nothing but the tips of the tallest buildings sticking out.

That sounds like a picture of a lifetime.

Do you have it (care to share), or is this picture only in your memory?