NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 323

RoldanTTLB · #**6441** Posted **Nov 10, 2009, 12:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by banned

What was the emergency?

Not exactly sure. We work with Clean Air New York and they issued one yesterday. It may be tough to tell from the photos, but there was a thick smog in the air all day yesterday. It seemed like we were in LA. Brooklyn was just a yellow smear.

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Originally Posted by Dirty Sandpit

This may sound like a dumb question but aren't they done with the big red cranes since all the large 70 ton perimeter columns are in place? Or are they installing more big columns down the road?

They are done, but the large cranes will be assisting until the tower is tall enough to mount the third and final crane on the exterior of the building.

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Originally Posted by GarCastle

Not to a buzzkill, but wasn't the prototype glass made by Pittsburgh Glass at great expense and the contract went to someone else who then offshored it to be have the glass made in China? Even if it is somehow made to the save technical specs, it will probably have those little stickers telling you to "Wash your hands after touching it" rofl.

Not sure who did the prototype, but my understanding is that the glass has been outsourced to China and is being made and shipped back.

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Originally Posted by meh_cd

I recommend a pro Flickr account. It's worth it, especially if you have a nice camera.

Thank you! It's a Canon s90, which is basically a G11 with a smaller body and no swivel screen. It takes incredible macro shots. I cant wait for the air to clear here to see how it does outside. I'm growing tired of taking 10mp shots and ultimately posting 1mp shots here.

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Originally Posted by TwinTowersForever

Looks nice. So according to the quarterly reports the tower should be done to the 20th floor by the end of the first quarter of 2010 is that right?

Yes, it looks that way.

RoldanTTLB · #**6442** Posted **Nov 10, 2009, 5:59 PM**

From this morning. Picasa appears to have just started allowing 1600px images to be embedded. Let's see if this works...

CalibratedZeus · #**6443** Posted **Nov 10, 2009, 7:38 PM**

Looks like they have started pouring the core's concrete from that picture. Sure is a giant web of steel in there....

westmc9th · #**6444** Posted **Nov 10, 2009, 9:56 PM**

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43913970@N04/4093144709/

PIC FROM TODAY

NYguy · #**6445** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 12:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by TwinTowersForever

Looks nice. So according to the quarterly reports the tower should be done to the 20th floor by the end of the first quarter of 2010 is that right?

That is correct.

WTCProgress

NYguy · #**6446** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 12:37 AM**

Couple of extras from Sunday...

jddar · #**6447** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 5:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

Couple of extras from Sunday...

Wow! They have done quite a lot since Sunday. For a long time, noticeable progress wasn't easily discerned and I was checking 1WTC progress every 2-3 months. Now, I follow this thread, the one on Wired New York, and the earthcam.com every day.

westmc9th · #**6448** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 2:12 PM**

new steel deleivered this morning not much major steel just the inside tier columns

george · #**6449** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 4:15 PM**

Such an amazing project/ undertaking. With all the Chicago projects TO & wrapping up, WTC is currently the favorite to watch.

uakoops · #**6450** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by westmc9th

new steel deleivered this morning not much major steel just the inside tier columns

Tier 3 perimeter columns going up!!!!!

westmc9th · #**6451** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by uakoops

Tier 3 perimeter columns going up!!!!!

woooo and a lot of it plus steel going up on the western side!!! just working away today!!!!!

I will be extremly sad when the red cranes leave so how many more cranes will be coming to the tower

bkraig4life · #**6452** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 5:18 PM**

Steel goes up on the west side! Steel goes up on the south side! This is much fun!

westmc9th · #**6453** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 6:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by bkraig4life

Steel goes up on the west side! Steel goes up on the south side! This is much fun!

NOPE now the east, west and south woooo lots of steel

Puzzlecraft · #**6454** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 6:30 PM**

Most of the red columns look to be the thinner slightly interior "plenum" steel columns, just one outer column up, appropriately placed near the flags this Veteran's Day. Happiness is four cranes kicking butt, lol.

Puzzlecraft · #**6455** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 7:07 PM**

Big cross beam just went in, connecting the first new level outer column to the core.

BStyles · #**6456** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 8:13 PM**

Ah, they're jumping the gun again. Putting in one random column when the other side of the building isn't finished. Plus all the new plenum columns on the east side. I wonder if this tower will ever catch up with itself....

Btw the Manitowoc 18000 is so large that the crane hook looks like an anchor.

TwinTowersForever · #**6457** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 9:11 PM**

This might be a dumb question, but the exterior columns, what are they going to do to fill in between them? Like steel or concrete? Then im assuming that is what they will put the glass on

NYguy · #**6458** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 10:21 PM**

Looking sweet...

Update from morrongiello (Nov 11)

Zensteeldude · #**6459** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 10:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by TwinTowersForever

This might be a dumb question, but the exterior columns, what are they going to do to fill in between them? Like steel or concrete? Then im assuming that is what they will put the glass on

From the ground floor to the 3rd floor (the floor where all the diagonal columns start branching) they well pour blast walls as protection against truck bombs. Above the 3rd floor it's all prismatic glass curtain wall, no further structural steel needs to be added.

Great pics everybody, I love seeing the prints become reality !

theWatusi · #**6460** Posted **Nov 11, 2009, 10:38 PM**

Excellent progress! And as always, thanks for your insight Zen.