WTC Tower One - by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

**lofter1** · January 8th, 2012, 07:05 PM

Good to see that 4WTC is about to break through that downtown plateau as well.

Wonder if Libeskind is happy to see his WTC spiral beginning to be realized?

**LemSkroob** · January 9th, 2012, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by lofter1

Good to see that 4WTC is about to break through that downtown plateau as well.

Wonder if Libeskind is happy to see his WTC spiral beginning to be realized?

i dont know how much of the 'spiral' will be noticeable. In his scheme, for better or worse, all the buildings related and reacted to eachother. As it will be, its just going to look like "four towers around a park" Architecture by committee.

**BPC** · January 9th, 2012, 08:26 PM

Personally, I can't wait for that "Wedge of Light thing!

**BStyles** · January 9th, 2012, 08:43 PM

Wedge of light would have been created by Tower 2, which doesn't plan to be completed soon.

**injcsince81** · January 10th, 2012, 10:40 AM

last night:

**TallGuy** · January 10th, 2012, 12:33 PM

This particular page (775) has perhaps the best pictures to date of 1 WTC. DKNY's first photo shows just how well the skyline is restored from that famous angle, as do Zippy's photos. I also love the reflection of the glass with the dark sky in 325's photos. 10-1/2 years on and witnessing the rebirth never gets old.

**injcsince81** · January 10th, 2012, 12:55 PM

I don't know about best pictures, TallGuy, newhannibal shoots some amazing pics and he's not on this page... :-)

But I have to comment on the rebirth not getting old. I have to admit that I stopped paying attention to the downtown skyline once the Towers fell. I don't know if it was grieving (I saw them falling in real time), or what. I absolutely HATED the skyline without them. But once WTC1 started going up, I look at the skyline every day. Every single day, day and night. There is a lot to be said about rebirth...

**Michiel** · January 10th, 2012, 05:55 PM

taken on January 6, 2012 by pmarella

**ZippyTheChimp** · January 11th, 2012, 09:14 PM

**lofter1** · January 11th, 2012, 10:43 PM

1WTC + ESB

Good one!

**newhannibal** · January 12th, 2012, 10:25 AM

This morning in the fog:

World Trade Center January Progress by RBudhu, on Flickr

**Jyminee** · January 12th, 2012, 03:23 PM

Looks like the glass is almost at the "octagon" level.

**Tectonic** · January 12th, 2012, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by lofter1

1WTC + ESB

Good one!

Love that shot!

**Nexis4Jersey** · January 14th, 2012, 08:26 AM

My WTC 1 Shots...

From New Jersey

DSCN0973 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0759 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0761 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0766 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0814 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

@ the site

DSCN0936 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0931 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0926 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0923 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0917 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0912 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0910 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0905 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

DSCN0898 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

**Sherpa** · January 14th, 2012, 10:13 AM

*The following information was last updated on January 13, 2012.

Facade installation is now above floor 66
Tower steel is now above floor 91. It is expected to top out by appx. April of 2012.
Installation of the 400-foot-tall antenna in spring 2012.
Concrete is now being installed above floor 85
Spray-on fireproofing underway
Elevator shaft fit-out
Multiple cranes on site for steel and concrete installation
Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
"Cocoon" safety system now in place around upper perimeter, to rise with structure
Utility installation and tie-ins
Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service