NEW YORK | Trump World Tower| 861 FT / 262 M | 72 FLOORS | 2001
the black monolith in NYC ... from wikipedia:
Trump World Tower is a residential skyscraper at 845 United Nations Plaza (First Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets) in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1999 and concluded in 2001. Designed by the architect Marta Rudzka, the building is 262 meters high and has 72 constructed floors (but lists 90 stories on elevator panels) with curtain wall facades of dark, bronze-tinted glass.[1] The resulting large windows allow for extensive views of the East River and midtown Manhattan. The building is constructed with concrete to improve its wind resistance. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._23may2005.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...orld_Tower.jpg Dan Love http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/...2fa1f484_b.jpg 708718 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2402/...3f70b372_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/...b72e76fd_b.jpg |
No longer the tallest residential tower in NYC. Sooner or later, I'm sure Trump will seek to regain that title.
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powerful is really the only word that describes this one!
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Not one of the best looking, but one of the best standing skyscrapers. It's pure, boxy form is what I think skyscrapers are all about.
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This is my favorite of the Trump Towers.
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Trump definitely has better towers, I think Chicago's is by far his best, though at least its not a pink disaster like Trump Palace. World Tower is middle of the road for me. It doesn't really detract, but it doesn't really contribute anything either. |
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Wasn't this tower at one point during its earliest years the slimmest in NYC?
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Great form, proportion and concept. Poorly executed facade.
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maybe not the best trump tower but it's the best in the city excluding 40 wall street http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/...1385c8b5_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/...f92bfdd4_o.jpg |
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Anyhow, I have to agree with him, I used to think "OMG its the monolith from 2001 Space Odyssey", but was sorely disappointed to find out that the pure black monolithic form was often broken up by the poorly executed detailing when the lighting conditions were not perfect. Heck this used to actually be one of my favorite buildings in the world until I saw it up close. It certainly has great massing and all and definitely photographs well. Its just not an A+ building in real life. Its maybe a B+/A- building in real life.
I don't know if I can agree that I like Trump Chicago better than it though. They are close to each other in my opinion. Both wonderful concepts that have some execution problems. However I think Trump Chicago has the opposite effect in real life: Looks great in reality, but photographs horribly. When you photograph Trump Chicago all sorts of things come out that you don't usually see in real life like wavy glass, flat looking spire, etc. I think this is because Trump Chicago has stainless steel which always blows one's mind in real life and over loads your eyes so all you see is "big ass shiny building" and can't notice little flaws like wavy glass or the cardboard looking toothpick antenna up top. |
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Derek Jeter Wants Out of the Trump World Tower Lineup http://cdn.cstatic.net/cache/gallery...3fd14136_o.jpg Wednesday, September 8, 2010, by Joey Quote:
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Derek Jeter Wants Out of the Trump World Tower Lineup http://cdn.cstatic.net/cache/gallery...3fd14136_o.jpg Wednesday, September 8, 2010, by Joey Quote:
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