A couple of small points to add on here: I'm optimistic about the base. I think we're already seeing that the base of 7WTC, which is very similar to the idea for this one, is going to be a creative and intriguing structure, and not so much a bunker fortification. I think they have a great opportunity to do some ornamental metalwork on the Freedom Tower base, reminiscent of the great Art Deco designs. That would really make the tower appear more like a work of art. Plus, there is mention of suspending glass over the southern entrance, which would make it more inviting to say the least. Again, the tower is a great improvement. I'm completely satisfied with Childs' work, and the spire looks great right now. As many people have said, I'll echo the "kudos to Stern" for making the prediction vis a vis the NYSE Tower. I think now, also with the new design and certain changes in the LMDC bureaucracy, this project should get moving close to schedule. As for the other four towers part of the master plan, I think the best solution is to have a separate competition for each one, giving world renowned architects the chance to design a building at the WTC. It would essentially be a continuation of a trend in other aspects of the site (PATH station, Performing Arts Center, etc). Libeskind's four sloped roof buildings certainly don't make the cut, and I think the planners will realize this in time. The most important part is realized - New York will have a grand tower to stand guard over the new WTC.
I agree with you pianoman11686 on having a competition for the other WTC towers... That would just rule...
But I dont think they will let go of that privilage they so have on this development that easy to other developers. They seem to like to control things there fereciously. Ah what that hell, I dont know if I am making any sence now... hehehe...
Oh I love this new tower so much now!!! It is such a relief of what was been propose before!
All that's needed is a little tinkering with the spire, which is the case, and this building will be perfect.
now that i look at it closly ..i do like it ...2bad for that terible base ..it looks like a bunker
It's amazing how something as simple as a design change can have such a profound effect on the overall morale concerning this site. A few days ago, most of us were fearing the worst, and unsure if anything that was being considered for the site up to now was worth pursuing. Now, with the new tower, it seems the entire site has a clearer vision, and progress will be made.
Memorial Plaza:
Wow. 3+ years and who knows how much money and we end up back at the beginning: Memorial Plaza
Oh my... Memorial Plaza indeed... But better renderings...
Sorry, that's not the NYSE tower
That rendering doesn't show the the proposed and cancelled NYSE tower, and it is not shown on the Broad Street site! The NYSE tower was to be a big box.
Last edited by JBC3; June 29th, 2005 at 01:41 PM.
Overall, I like it, though I wanted to love it. The base looks like a bunker and gives the overall tower a squat look, for its height. The tower is too short, IMO, it will look shorter than the original twins with the lower roof height and a bulkier antenna reaching about the same height. The spire will look great all lit up, though as acknowledged, it needs work. And yes, it is a vast imporvement upon what we had, though I wish that wasn't the criteria to base it on.
i like the waterfall memorial...
Its the same roof height.Originally Posted by NYatKNIGHT
Hahaha... Now that I look back I was sort of mad at the police request to move the tower back from the street...
Was that was set this new change of redesign or it was another thing comming that I miss all together?
I think the base will work quite well as a backdrop for the memorial, partucularly in the evening. I think it would be surreal to be visiting a site where a building was destroyed and have people glancing down on you from 2nd and 3rd story windows.
I am extremely pleased and I'm glad, as others have noted, to have a worthy successor in New York's progression of skyscrapers. I am certainly glad it is solid with mass and not over designed like Asian skyscapers. I think the shaved corners work extremely well. I like the spire, but we can anticipate further design changes. Much smarter to build something that evokes the ESB, than the Lady of the Harbor. I think it is an inspred design.
I look forward to seeing this Ratner's Beekman Tower and the Calavatra Tower rising together.
The sooner they rename it "One Fulton Street" - the better.
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