175 Greenwich Street - WTC Tower # 3 - by Richard Rogers

**NYguy** · September 8th, 2006, 08:40 PM

This tower is becoming my favorite on site, even as impressed as I am
with Foster's tower. Mainly because I knew Foster wouldn't disappoint.
This one has been a pleasant surprise...

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To get an idea of just how tall this tower will be, its of similar scale and
design to the John Hancock in Chicago...

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It also reminds me of the Bank of China in Hong Kong...

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**NYguy** · September 8th, 2006, 08:44 PM

More looks (north & south):

**lofter1** · September 8th, 2006, 09:01 PM

I love the reflection of the Calatrava in the base of 3 WTC ^^^

**Kris** · September 9th, 2006, 05:03 AM

Gothic Modernism. This one's a real beauty.

**Kris** · September 9th, 2006, 06:17 AM

“We made it as slim as possible, like many of the older [towers] of a 100 years ago, to give it a stronger feel of reaching upwards,” Rogers explained.

http://archrecord.construction.com/n.../060908wtc.asp

**hella good** · September 9th, 2006, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by Kris

Gothic Modernism. This one's a real beauty.

Absolutley

**stache** · September 9th, 2006, 07:48 AM

This is my favorite building of the group. I like the Foster building also but it's too "look at me" for the location.

**ZippyTheChimp** · September 9th, 2006, 11:34 AM

**TREPYE** · September 9th, 2006, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Kris

Gothic Modernism. This one's a real beauty.

Uhm.....I see the "Modernism" aspect of it, but with that comparison that Zipp gave us above I'm having a hard time picking up the "Gothic" component of Rogers' tower.

**NoyokA** · September 9th, 2006, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by TREPYE

Uhm.....I see the "Modernism" aspect of it, but with that comparison that Zipp gave us above I'm having a hard time picking up the "Gothic" component of Rogers' tower.

I like the comparrasion, lets not forget the original WTC had gothic modern aspects:

I wish atleast one building in the NWTC complex had a similar fascade or base, but I like the design direction of Rogers tower.

**Vengineer** · September 9th, 2006, 04:02 PM

Screencaps of amazing flyover video of the site presented in the official press conference. It can be found at:

http://video.amny.com/global/video/p...488&at1=News+%

**sfenn1117** · September 9th, 2006, 04:29 PM

Amazing. Can't wait.

**Citytect** · September 9th, 2006, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Vengineer

Screencaps of amazing flyover video of the site presented in the official press conference.

How'd you get those screen captures? I tried it on my computer, but every time I pasted the print screen the video window appeared as a black box.

**lofter1** · September 9th, 2006, 09:13 PM

Click the "Print Screen" button while watching the vid and then PASTE into Paint (or whatever)

**BPC** · September 9th, 2006, 11:46 PM

The problem with WTC 3 is that WTC 4 will stand next to it, and with its bulky, featureless base will totally blow the scale. Can we start a petition to rethink Maki's design?