NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 293

NYguy · #**5841** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 12:17 AM**

Aha! Work continues in the NE corner...

michaelputman

with concrete evidence...

Aleks · #**5842** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 12:18 AM**

I see. In the other pictures they looked like a concrete wall around for extra protection. That rendering made it look way better. I still don't like them though, I feel as they ruin the giant wall of the base. Some wooden benches that go around would be 'better' in my opinion. And the wall could e black granite or something with poems/quotes inscribed in them.

They do make the base seem more people friendly and more alive, instead of a concrete bunker. I'll have to way though, hopefully in the years to come better renderings will come out and as the building takes shape I'll get a better view/idea of how those 'bleachers' will work out.

uaarkson · #**5843** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 1:07 AM**

Comparing those renderings to actual shots of the site, there doesn't appear to be enough room between the perimeter of 1WTC and the north pool to fit in all this plaza space and the new Fulton St. =\

wong21fr · #**5844** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 1:18 AM**

There's no plaza along Fulton Street by 1WTC. The plaza is on the west and east sides of the building, but the building is directly abutting Fulton Street.

Plokoon11 · #**5845** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 1:24 AM**

It would be nice if they could ship 3 columns by morning and put them up through out the day, instead of one day one column.

theWatusi · #**5846** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 1:30 AM**

It probably takes a fulls day's shift to do one of those columns.

Plokoon11 · #**5847** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 3:34 AM**

Good point forgot about the welding. I just figured out the webcam is fake right now, it has a picture from a week ago, and it isn't updating.

Puzzlecraft · #**5848** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 4:04 AM**

Concrete Evidence..... nice.

car2004 · #**5849** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 10:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

An idea of just how robust the base will be, and how much will have to rise before we start seeing the office floors built...

I have never seen the second to last picture before. It is...wow...No words. Looks like something from A.I. in which I would never think would be made or seen in real life. Nice, I hope that picture comes to life one day

Puzzlecraft · #**5850** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 1:52 PM**

In that second to last picture there are long simulated blurs for some of the tail lights but all of the people are perfectly still. Sniff. Lol.

pattali · #**5851** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 2:15 PM**

^^^ On the third render, there is a problem seeing west side of one wtc , base is not squared !

BStyles · #**5852** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 2:54 PM**

Actually that's one of the first renderings of all the towers in place, and for some strange reason, the 1 WTC is the most twisted one(it looks like a parallelogram than a square). In the renderings of 1 WTC by itself found on Church Street, it gives a better view.

By the way, the earthcam is up again, but it's showing an old image.

Puzzlecraft · #**5853** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 6:00 PM**

Judging from the few extra red pixels on the "webcam looking north" image, today's install was the extension piece on the diagonal column. Hard to tell.

theWatusi · #**5854** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 6:27 PM**

Hi def cam is back and updated. Hard to tell what was done today as the crane is parked infront of the NE corner.

Ghost · #**5855** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by theWatusi

Hi def cam is back and updated. Hard to tell what was done today as the crane is parked infront of the NE corner.

Can you give an url or am I just too stupid to find it on the EarthCam page?

mac78130 · #**5856** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ghost

Can you give an url or am I just too stupid to find it on the EarthCam page?

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/grou...groundZero.swf

meh_cd · #**5857** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 7:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by theWatusi

Hi def cam is back and updated. Hard to tell what was done today as the crane is parked infront of the NE corner.

Looks like they have the corner columns up. It'll be interesting to see how they do the next two since Big Red is kind of boxed in now.

Ghost · #**5858** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 7:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by mac78130

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/grou...groundZero.swf

Thanks a lot!

Great progress lately on the site!

NYguy · #**5859** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 8:35 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by BStyles

Actually that's one of the first renderings of all the towers in place, and for some strange reason, the 1 WTC is the most twisted one(it looks like a parallelogram than a square). In the renderings of 1 WTC by itself found on Church Street, it gives a better view.

Remember, the tower is not in line with the rest of the towers on West Street, even tower 2. Just look at the footprint for the original 1 WTC to get an idea of the Freedom Tower's orientation.

Love looking at the massive columns...

michaelputman

BStyles · #**5860** Posted **Sep 15, 2009, 9:24 PM**

I have never seen the tower move this fast.....construction for that matter. They have 4/6 colums tied in on the northeast corner, and now the rest of the pieces for the steel cage are being hauled in right now, and theyre being put in. The crane might just jump by late Sepember-early October!