[Gabedamien]

Guys, who cares? 1WTC is a fine height. It’s at least as high as what it replaces and memorializes. It looks good in the skyline already, and it’ll look even better once the last jumps are made, the cladding finished, and the spire erected. And personally I like this tower more for its geometry and the way it will interact with light than for its height. Could it have stood to be a little taller? Sure. Is it a huge wasted opportunity? Heck no. If other NYC buildings top it in the future, well, good for those buildings! A skyline is dynamic, that’s as it should be. It doesn’t lessen the meaning behind 1WTC.

There is a building out there right now, built by questionable labor practices, in service of no better message than massive wealth from the exploitation of natural resources + vanity naming from a last-minute backer, which has “height” as its primary claim to fame. (Hm, I wonder what building I’m referring to?). It’s an amazing engineering achievement and piece of architectural art to be sure, but I’d take 1WTC and what it evokes downtown any day over... whatever I’m referring to.