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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
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
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes during construction of the new World Trade Center
A couple of days we ago, we shared with you a very cool GIF that compiled the years of construction that went into the new One World Trade Center tower in New York City into just about 30 seconds. And now we’ve come across some photos taken at the site while the 1,776-foot-tall tower was […]
September 13, 2013
Construction Equipment
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
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: WTC transportation hub to be “a light-radiating work of art”
The World Trade Center (WTC) transportation hub in New York City is well on track for its opening in 2015, according to a report from the Houston Chronicle. The $3.9 billion project will reach three levels underground, linking the already-operating 11 city subway lines and the PATH trains with Hudson River ferries. And the 800-square-foot […]
July 18, 2013
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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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
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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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Escalator climbs its way into Four World Trade Center
This photo of a new escalator making its way to the top floors of a skyscraper at the World Trade Center construction site made its way to Reddit. If the perspective throws you off, that’s because the photo was reportedly taken from One World Trade Center, where a crane atop the building is hoisting the […]
December 19, 2012
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