Tag: World Trade Center construction

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The Final Piece: Design of 1,340-foot-tall Two World Trade Center revealed (PHOTOS)

In an interview with Wired that dives deep into the genesis of Two World Trade Center, Bjarke Ingels, the founder of the architecture firm BIG, has unveiled his design for the building. Once built, the 1,340-foot-tall building will complete New York City’s reborn World Trade Center. The new building will stand nearly as tall as One WTC, creating a […]

June 11, 2015

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Honoring the man behind the slurry wall that limited the destruction of 9/11

“The wall held.” Three paragraphs in to the New York Times profile of Arturo Lamberto Ressi di Cervia and we already have goosebumps. On the 12th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, it’s important to remember those we lost, but also to honor people like Mr. Ressi whose work prevented even further death and destruction. Ressi […]

September 11, 2013

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Draped in the stars and stripes, spire is hoisted atop World Trade Center as construction continues

Construction workers in Manhattan watched closely Thursday, many holding smartphones and cameras to capture the big moment, as the gleaming silver spire was hoisted atop the new World Trade Center building. According to the Associated Press, the spire will sit on a platform atop the building for several weeks before it is permanently installed. The 408-foot spire […]

May 3, 2013

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World Trade Center construction site remains susceptible to flooding

The World Trade Center is expected to be less vulnerable to flooding when construction is completed by 2020, but authorities haven’t decided what to do to protect the site from flood waters until then, Transportation Nation reported. The open pits at the construction site make the 16-acre World Trade Center site more susceptible to flooding, […]

February 7, 2013