WTC Tower One - by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

**arcman210** · February 24th, 2011, 07:55 AM

Sadly in NJ we wont stop seeing GS, especially with its awful lighting at night.

Nice rendering btw

**lofter1** · February 24th, 2011, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by STR

^"Bookend" presumes those two buildings will even be noticed in 5 years.

I should have written "temporary bookends"

It doesn't seem that 4WTC will be all that visible from the street level POV from the north along the river as seen in Zip's photo.

**GordonGecko** · February 24th, 2011, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by STR

^"Bookend" presumes those two buildings will even be noticed in 5 years.

What is the white building in the center of this image that rises above the Beekman?

**Daquan13** · February 24th, 2011, 10:25 AM

First time seeing that one there. Wait a minute; Isn't that the tower that was just built? Sort of down the street from GZ.

I think that it's eiter a residential or a hotel.

**lofter1** · February 24th, 2011, 10:38 AM

Silverstein's 99 Church (now a hole in the ground).

**Daquan13** · February 24th, 2011, 10:50 AM

Is it being built, or did it bite the dust?

**lofter1** · February 24th, 2011, 11:01 AM

Currently on hold, but in the works for the future.

**Daquan13** · February 24th, 2011, 12:50 PM

Thanks.

**mariab** · February 24th, 2011, 05:06 PM

It just seems a shame that 2 WTC will almost look as tall as 1. 1 WTC's upper 3rd shouldn't be crowded by others. Too late.

**Daquan13** · February 24th, 2011, 05:09 PM

Worst yet, is that for people viewing the city on that side from WTC 1's obs deck, their view will be partially blocked by that tower.

**mariab** · February 24th, 2011, 05:30 PM

That's great. If they couldn't go 120 or even 110 stories, well ok. But it would've been more prudent of them to even out the floors between the remaining buildings then. Backseat architect, I know, but think about all the developement that's going to go on there in the next 20 years.

**arcman210** · February 24th, 2011, 07:47 PM

The original twins were the same height and I don't recall the observation deck being a problem. With 1WTC, the observation deck curtainwall is mostly located on the 4 slanted sides of the building, none of them face tower 2

**mariab** · February 24th, 2011, 11:47 PM

The obs deck will be fine. But when the Manhattan skyline is being shown, people don't want to see the world trade center. They want to see

THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

**steiner** · February 26th, 2011, 05:17 AM

Wow, it has grown so big!

The progress being made is amazing (not counting the delays due to bad weather conditions, i.e. snowstorms). Just a couple of floors more and it will surpass 7WTC.

And yes, the glass looks very good.