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Norman Foster 2 WTC fans rejoice! According to the NY Post, WTC developer Larry Silverstein has brought Foster back to upgrade the original design for the 2020s! "But now that BIG’s quirky tower of stacked boxes has no takers, the old Foster design is being “significantly modified to be more reflective of contemporary needs and taste.” Stuck in limbo since 2012, 2 World Trade Center is one of the last two remaining unbuilt towers in the WTC complex, following the completion of 3 World Trade this spring, seventeen years after 9/11. With over 2.5 million square feet of Class A office space, the skyscraper has been a tug of war between British architect Norman Foster, and Danish contemporary architect Bjarke Ingels. Foster was the original architect chosen for the site and worked closely with the design team to propose a tower that fits with the overall context of the site. First proposed in 2006, the design called for a 1,340-foot skyscraper with four “diamonds” at the top, angled directly down onto the 9/11 memorial pools. The Post also mentions 5 WTC – the other unbuilt WTC site – writing Silverstein is "vying to build a rental apartment tower at the World Trade Center’s Site 5, in partnership with Brookfield. But “what’s closest to my heart is Tower Two,” he adds." Visit our comprehensive WTC overview for the full update on everything WTC at nycurbanism.com Renderings: DBOX Drawing: @mchlanglo793 #wtc #onewtc #2wtc #normanfoster #worldtradecenter #3wtc #4wtc #7wtc #architecture #skyscraper #skyline #nyc #fidi #downtownnyc #skyscrapers #bigarch #bigbuilds #bjarkeingels #bjarkeingelsgroup #fosterandpartners (at World Trade Center, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bXpJqH6Lx/?igshid=41qmivc66lbn

The $32 million WTC Oculus skylight will not open this year on September 11th. The skylight of the $4 billion Calatrava-designed WTC Oculus starting leaking this past winter, forcing the Port Authority to patch up the 355-foot skylight with $30,000 of flextape. The $32 million dollar skylight is retractable; designed to open on September 11th each year and illuminate the space with sunlight during the exact time planes hit the Twin Towers. The #skylight is operated by 40 individual glass panels, which must each individually open or close – controlled by software that often requires restarting multiple times to get it to work properly. Today Curbed broke the news that the Port Authority is still determining how to fix the skylight and will it will not open this year: “Under the advice of expert consultants, we are conducting engineering analysis on the Oculus skylight operating systems and reviewing carefully the best approach to repair a complex, one-of-a-kind architectural feature,” a Port Authority spokesperson told Curbed in a statement. #wtc #oculus #calatrava #onewtc #wtcoculus #architecture #urbanism #twintowers #2wtc #3wtc #mywtc #nyc #skyscraper #skyline #portauthority #downtownnyc #manhattan #nycurbanism (at The Oculus at the World Trade Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2C3KqhnHti/?igshid=qykml0ft8bdg

A year ago we released our update on the World Trade Center complex, SIXTEEN ACRES, SEVENTEEN YEARS, evaluating the status of each site on the campus. The first major development since then happened this week, when the state released a request for proposals for 5 WTC. Most notably, the request would permit a 900' residential skyscraper on the site – the first residential building on the World Trade Center site as residential was harshly opposed during the initial planning sessions in the years following 9/11. Our updated web project SIXTEEN ACRES, SEVENTEEN YEARS: THE STATUS OF THE WTC COMPLEX details the 5 WTC developments. Click the link in our bio to access it. #5wtc #onewtc #worldtradecenter #2wtc #3wtc #silversteinproperties #panynj #lmdc #architecture #skyscraper #skyline #mywtc #nyc #downtownnyc #lowermanhattan #nychistory #realestate #urbanism #archilovers #7wtc #calatrava #nycurbanism #skyscraperconstruction #wtcnyc 39 Battery Place (at 5WTC) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_YbthnsL9/?igshid=lfocls59cqg7

The skylight of the $4 billion Calatrava-designed WTC Oculus is leaking, forcing the Port Authority to patch up the leaks with flex tape. This past winter the Port Authority spent a whopping $30,000 on tape to seal the leaks in the 355-foot skylight. The $32 million dollar skylight is retractable; designed to open on September 11th each year and illuminate the space with sunlight during the times the planes hit the Twin Towers. The #skylight is operated by 40 individual glass panels, which must each individually open or close – controlled by software that often requires restarting multiple times to get it to work properly. #wtc #oculus #calatrava #onewtc #skyscraper #nyc #2wtc #3wtc #tribeca #downtownnyc #mywtc #skyline #urbaism #wtcoculus #manhattan #brooklyn #architecture #nycarchitecture #archilovers #nycphoto #urban #urbanism #nycurbanism (at The Oculus at the World Trade Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxk5SVTn5Io/?igshid=6gcicy131gls

The 8th proposal for the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, from starchitect Bjarke Ingels Group: "BIG explores the possibility of transforming aging infrastructure into an urban opportunity with the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Built by Robert Moses in the 1950s, the triple-cantilever structure along Brooklyn Heights shows signs of corrosion and aging. BIG proposes an integrated solution of turning the BQ-Expressway into a BQ-Park, to save the revered Brooklyn Heights Promenade from closing for six years while rehab work is completed on the highway, and to turn the triple-stacked road into a multi-tiered green space. BIG’s structural approach and one-time construction of the new roadway aims to create a more feasible and less costly solution for reconstruction of the BQE, while delivering far more benefits to the community. With this proposal, we hope to build on the great work already being undertaken by many to think proactively about our urban future – and look forward to working with the Brooklyn community to find the best solutions for the BQE’s future!" This afternoon the Mayor will announce an experts panel on the rebuilding of the BQE. Tonight BIG @big_builds and the RPA @regional_plan will present their plans and findings at a town hall meeting in Brooklyn Heights. #brooyklqueensexpressway #bigarchitecture #bjarkeingels #brooklynheights #abetterway #cobblehill #abetterwaynyc #brooklynbridgepark #dumbo #carrollgardens #brooykln #eastriverpark #2wtc #bqe #expressway #robertmoses #urbanplanning #urbanism #dotnyc #thepromenade #brooklynpromenade #trasitorienteddevelopment #nycurbanism (at Brooklyn Heights Promenade) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzHOmCHyxg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tsd0mwrd9dvp

One and a half years after construction on St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the World Trade Center was stalled due to lack of funds from the Archdiocese, the church has yet to see any progress. Typical of projects by architect Santiago Calatrava, who also designed the $4 billion Oculus, the cost has surged from its original $20 million estimates to $78 million. In December, the Port Authority, who owns the land, offered to take over construction and redesign to be more financially feasible. But there has been no sign of any progress and the church could join the list of stalled projects at the WTC site. Visit our website nycurbanism.com/wtc (link in bio) to read about the redevelopment of the church, the status of the other stalled projects, and the new WTC structure that is rising quickly and expected to open on time. #wtc #onewtc #worldtradecenter #stnicholaschurch #calatrava #architecture #santiagocalatrava #oculus #wtcoculus #2wtc #3wtc #4wtc #5wtc #wtcpac #WTCperformingartscenter #architecture #skyscraper #skyline #nyc #urbanism #nyc #downtownnyc #nycurbanism (at World Trade Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwH9T6eHdxN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jz32v8d7cdfn

We get many questions on the status of 2 World Trade Center, one of the final unbuilt towers an WTC site. While 2 WTC has seen little to no signs of​ ​progress, one part of the site has recently seen a small development. A new temporary plaza, designed by Gabellini Sheppard, will be located on the eastern section of the site and will partially be built within the building's original footprint.​ ​Last week the designated plaza space has been paved over with concrete and ready for the installationof the new​ ​plaza's seating areas,landscaped planters, stone walkways, and illuminated geometrically extruded green walls that will cover the blank gray​ ​construction barrier what would have been part of the main lobby​ ​and podium of 2 WTC. Completion of the plaza is yet to be announced. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Originally designed by Norman Foster,#2WTC is the last tower to be built at the 16-acre site of the World Trade Center, not including 5 #WTC which is no longer a tangible project. ​ But in the summer of 2015, Silverstein the developer chose a new design by Bjarke Ingels Group for their prospective tenant, News Corp. Since News Corp backed out, deciding to remain in Midtown there have been no substantial developments on the fate of 2 WTC. On our tour of #3WTC earlier this month a rep for Silverstein confirmed there are no prospective tenants at the moment. Unlike the other WTC towers, an anchor tenant is needed before construction on 2 WTC can begin. The construction of the temporary plaza further illustrates the uncertainty of 2 WTC reaching its 1350-foot height in the next decade. (at World Trade Center)

http://www.interiordesign2014.com/decorating-ideas/2wtc-loses-its-anchor-tenant-news-corp-to-remain-in-midtown/