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Originally Posted by NYguy
Among the most ridiculous of posts I've seen on this website, and there have been many.
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nice to know.
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The spires are gone because it's a different design. It's not the first time the design was altered.
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a different design does not happen without a reason. The first redesign was value engineering, plain and simple. This was because they didn't have the money to continue construction and they wanted to eliminate extra costs. They simplified the exterior and lowered the height. The removal of the spires is seemingly without reason, out of the context that the design of 2 WTC was completely overhauled. Maybe the plan was to contribute the cost of constructing the spires towards the construction of 2 WTC. That's mere speculation. The fact is, they were apart of the second design, but they were removed when BIG's 2 WTC came into the picture.
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Originally Posted by JSsocal
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is designing 175 Greenwich, and the firm sent along the following statement:
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“When we reviewed 3 WTC in relation to the new design of 2 WTC, we realized the two buildings complemented each other and the Libeskind Master Plan best without the masts. Therefore, they are not included in the final design.”
http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/06/des...de-center.html
Affirming hudson's point, they were removed in response to 2WTC's new design. Though to be fair clearly they were iffy on them beforehand, and were looking for an excuse to remove them. The spires definitely worked better when the design had its x bracing and they were closer together. |
right, and just for the record, this is the exact quote which I based my post off of. I neglected to include it.