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NYC’s Nordstrom Tower will at least have the tallest roof in the U.S.
Following up a May report, New York Yimby has uncovered documents that confirm the Nordstrom Tower will become the tallest building in the U.S.—the tallest roof, at least. Citing documents recently submitted to the city, Yimby reports the supertall Nordstrom building being built at 217 West 57th Street will top out at 1,522 feet with 95 […]
June 18, 2015
Business
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
Business
The world built more skyscrapers and supertall buildings in 2014 than in any other year in history
If you live in a large city and have thought it seems like a lot of new skyscrapers are going up, you would be correct. That’s because the world is in the middle of a skyscraper surge, with 2014 seeing the construction of more tall and supertall buildings completed than in any other year. According […]
January 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
BASE jumpers scale 1 World Trade Center construction site and parachute from the top
Editor’s Note: The video below contains some coarse language that some readers might find inappropriate. Viewer discretion advised. Video has surfaced on YouTube captured by a group of men who broke into the 1 World Trade Center construction site last September, climbed to the building’s roof and parachuted into the city below. At 1,776 feet tall, the […]
March 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
Spire-mounted camera captures ascent to the top of the World Trade Center
Nearly two weeks ago, as construction workers looked on with pride, the spire was lifted to the top of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. The building has reached its symbolic height of 1,776 feet and is now the tallest building in the United States and Western Hemisphere. Which is why this video taken from […]
May 15, 2013
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Construction workers write patriotic messages of hope on beams of One World Trade Center
The Associated Press reported this morning on some of the very inspiring moments for the crews working on One World Trade Center. The crews have been invited to print messages and other graffiti on the skyscraper’s frame as it has gone up in memory of the 2,700 people killed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11. […]
January 24, 2013
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Workers install base of spire at One World Trade Center
Workers at the the construction site of One World Trade Center installed the first piece of the building’s spire on January 15, the AP reported. Once the spire is complete, the 104-floor skyscraper will be the tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The nearly 70-ton piece arrived in Manhattan on December 12. It’s the heaviest of […]
January 16, 2013
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