Malechai Veteran Posted September 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2003 (edited) WTC complex isnt just 2 buildings, its 7 buildings, a mall and a subway... the whole development took 15yrs, i'd say from the day it was drafted on paper, approved by the city untill the completion of the last building took 15yrs, id say it takes about 2yrs for each building to get built. thats definately not what i got out of watching the tv documentary. they had video footage in black and white shot in the 60's of the 2 main towers starting to get built, and more footage from the years following as they neared completion (finally in colour btw) i think it said one tower finished in 1974 and the other followed in 1975. /edit .. ok yea i didnt mean 15yrs for just the towers, i mean for everything in total yea. anyways... it look like it took 4-6 years for the towers alone to be built.. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/wtc1.html the project was approved and construction began in 1966. The north tower was opened in Dec. 1970 and the south tower in Jan. 1972 Edited September 18, 2003 by Spyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted September 18, 2003 Author Share Posted September 18, 2003 i think the twns originally had 10million sq ft combined... thats a lot of damn space!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen2404 Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Hey, I have a radical proposition. It'll replace all of the square footage and give New Yorkers what they really want! Scroll down for it. ::Gasp:: Who would of thought that instead of bring up those crappy designs, they could just rebuild the towers as they were? Instead of some idiotic park, in which homeless people will sleep in and drug users frequent, they could turn it into a profitable financial center again and still give it a befitting memorial. I don't understand why they didn't at least ask New Yorkers what we wanted, I am positive 90% would want them rebuilt. I'm dreading looking at that final design, every single day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 oh wonderful, lets make bigger targets than before!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 oh wonderful, lets make bigger targets than before!!! it's people like you who would rather stop progress and admit defeat to the terrorists. Just because 1 guy in Afghanistan doesn't like us doesnt mean 300million people should sit in a dark corner and be scared for the rest of our lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 ::Gasp:: Who would of thought that instead of bring up those crappy designs, they could just rebuild the towers as they were? Instead of some idiotic park, in which homeless people will sleep in and drug users frequent, they could turn it into a profitable financial center again and still give it a befitting memorial. I don't understand why they didn't at least ask New Yorkers what we wanted, I am positive 90% would want them rebuilt. I'm dreading looking at that final design, every single day... i agree with you, though im not too satisfied with what is going to be built as the new WTC im rather pleased compared to what other idea's were taken into consideration. There would be nothing better than rebuilding a bigger, better and more modern version of the twins, which Foster's team had done. You can blame that on Larry Silverstien who signed a 100yr lease for the buildings weeks before the attacks, the LMDC and the PA of NY/NJ. They think the demand for office space that high up is too risky. Even in the 60s when they were first built, it took 25yrs after that to completely fill the twins with tennants. this was Foster's plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrope Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Fosters is god awful. I like the one they chose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 i didn't like it at first, but this picture changed my mind 56k warning http://reconstructionreport.org/documents/...Park-view-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Although I don't like the look of the new one compared to all the other buildings around it, just remember that the old ones weren't liked at first either, but they grew on people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashiva Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 i think all of the proposals are kinda odd looking. but the one chosen isn't nearly as bad as: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linked Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I like what their building. I like Fosters, too, though... The only big problem with fosters is like... Who's gonna wash those windows? And say there was a temp-change, and they got clouded up... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronmaster Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I think a building or buildings at the WTC should reflect our age in time, meaning that they should look to the future from a 21st century perspective while acknowledging the previous WTC and 9-11-01. These buildings will be looked upon and people can say this is the future whether it be in design and/or commerce. They will represent to the world that the United States will go forward to the future with the same ideals set forth for over 200 years and say to men like Osama who believe that destroying a symbol of commerce would weaken the U.S. that they have failed in their zealous hate to shatter the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 http://wtc2002.com I think that this was the best proposal by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 that thing is disgusting and wasnt an official entry unlike the ones i posted above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maeby Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 the enw towers will look cool as hell when there done, and everyone will like them. plus it will be the tallest building in the world, so thats pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 the revised heigh of the tower is 2100-2200ft... currentl the tallest building in the world is in Taipei at 1470ft (20ft taller than the Sears in Chicago)... this will blow them out of the top spot with an additional ~6-700ft!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted October 28, 2003 Author Share Posted October 28, 2003 a little more detail to the tallest of the 7 buildings going up at the WTC site, not the official design but could "posssibly" (i losely emphasize possibly) be built to a degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairon Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Really futuristic look to them. Will this be how all new buildings look some day? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 If I lived in New York, I'd care, but I don't. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xp1ode Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 that thing is ugly, the design they chose was according to them best one, but in my opinion i think is just fugly what their doing and what their going to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypoxiaicon Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Pretty cool, although they should focus on just like 1 or 2, not 5. same here... i dont see why they have spent all this time and money and mock up buildings and planning...and they come up with that? its terrible they should build something similar, but this time taller and stronger :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I'm not an American, so I couldn't care any less, but why don't they just rebuild the original complex? This proposal looks ridiculous, and I doubt that glass buildings are a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypoxiaicon Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I'm not an American, so I couldn't care any less, but why don't they just rebuild the original complex? This proposal looks ridiculous, and I doubt that glass buildings are a good idea. thats why im thinking... just re-design and update the old WTC and do that... no one wants some poxy memorial buildings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 The one thing I love is when I'm watching American television and they edit out the WTC as if it never existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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