NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,787' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS

[Gabedamien]

Originally Posted by kpdrummer82

How about this, maybe, just maybe, they're putting enough floors to make it actually 1776 feet, which would be the equivalent of about 35-40 floors. Maybe. lol.

No.

A) Engineering, physics, and business don’t work that way. You don’t get to tack on more floors at the last minute without telling anyone and making substantial redesigns of the internal structure.

B) This isn’t like the burj Khalifa or the original Twins where the external design and geometry of the tower could be easily modified to increase its height and still look correct. The facets and edges of 1WTC are straight, continuous, and terminate at definite end-points / intersections. If you added more floors at this point, it would be like sticking a whole new design (what design? a box?) on top of a tower that is otherwise quite obvious in where it is “supposed” to end. If you wanted 1WTC to be taller but with the same design, you’d have had to design it that way before steel ever got above the lobby.

C) This tower is fine as it is. It would be better with the radome enclosure, but the height is fine and that topic has been done to death with nothing good ever coming from it.

[NYguy]

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lucyargudo

[chris123678]

It looks more and more like the rendering

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Originally Posted by chris123678

It looks more and more like the rendering

Agreed

[jd3189]

Originally Posted by brian.odonnell20

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6...1spbo1_500.jpg

Agreed. This is what it's all about.

[The Grand Architect]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YLxhgLe-do

A recent video I made featuring a lookback at 1WTC's "childhood" in 2006-2010 using 3D models of 1WTC's steel base and underground supercolumns.

It's been a long time since we've seen the big red steel beams being lifted and installed, but yet it felt just like yesterday.

[jsr]

Originally Posted by The Grand Architect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YLxhgLe-do

A recent video I made featuring a lookback at 1WTC's "childhood" in 2006-2010 using 3D models of 1WTC's steel base and underground supercolumns.

It's been a long time since we've seen the big red steel beams being lifted and installed, but yet it felt just like yesterday.

Awesome! It does feel like just yesterday.

[NYguy]

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KatyOh

[CarlosV]

DSC_0445 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

[chris123678]

Carlos, I've noticed for the past few pics that the cranes are holding that steel in the same place, what's going on?

[Squashmarks]

What's the reason for the glass not being completed on floor at a time?

[NYC GUY]

What have the cranes been doing for the past few days it looks like they've been moving but no visible progress. Is there something about 104 that's different from the other floors making it take more time or is it just a delay?

[chris123678]

Was the site down today? I couldn't get on for most of the day/

[CarlosV]

i have a feeling that extra work has to be done at this level because it will support the antenna? maybe.....



DSC_0457 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr
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I love how you can see right thru the building...



DSC_0456 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

[Modulair]

But, what the hell are they waiting for to top out the tower ???!!

only ten little meters are missing !!

is it so hard to build a 106th floor ??

almost one month since the last jump !

Seriously I don't understand

in Europe it could be explained by one of these regular strikes (ok, i joke), but here I don't get it ....

Someone to explain me why the tower is unmoved since the end of may ?

[NewYorkDominates]

^Try 20 "little meters"

[chris123678]

Can someone please tell me why that crane looks as if it's holding that steel up for the last few days?

[-Filipe-]

Originally Posted by chris123678

Can someone please tell me why that crane looks as if it's holding that steel up for the last few days?

on the other skyscraper page they siad thats the platform for the antenna.. idk if its true but looks like it

[pnapp1]

Originally Posted by chris123678

Can someone please tell me why that crane looks as if it's holding that steel up for the last few days?

The crane/s are simply tied down the core beams. It's not holding anything.

Also guys, chill out with the what's taking so long banter! We lost some time because of the heat. Would you want to be working 1300 + feet in the air walking on a beam, moving tons of steel and get heat stroke, faint and fall? I didn't think so.

Look, this is a very complex part of the tower. Just use some common sense and think about it. It's not just a roof they are building out here. There will be some major tonnage on top of the roof with the mechanical, H-VAC, communication ring and mast all needing to be supported. It's going to take some time to build out.

Enjoy it while it lasts. It will be over before you know it.

[chris123678]

Originally Posted by pnapp1

The crane/s are simply tied down the core beams. It's not holding anything.

Also guys, chill out with the what's taking so long banter! We lost some time because of the heat. Would you want to be working 1300 + feet in the air walking on a beam, moving tons of steel and get heat stroke, faint and fall? I didn't think so.

Look, this is a very complex part of the tower. Just use some common sense and think about it. It's not just a roof they are building out here. There will be some major tonnage on top of the roof with the mechanical, H-VAC, communication ring and mast all needing to be supported. It's going to take some time to build out.

Enjoy it while it lasts. It will be over before you know it.

You can't keep stoping because of the heat. Heatwave number 3 is coming and is starting tommorow.