Also known as: World Trade Center Tower Two Also known as: World Trade Center Tower 2 Designed by: Foster and Partners Type: Skyscraper Stories: 78 Maximum height: 1254 feet / 382 meters Location: 200 Greenwich Street, New York, United States
T his building is arranged as four square glass tubes connected by a central core. At the top of the building, the tubes are sheared off at an angle, sloping toward the World Trade Center's memorial park.
> This building has 2,300,000 square feet of office space.
> The office lobby is 65 feet tall.
> December, 2005 - Lord Norman Foster is chosen as architect of this building.
> September 7, 2006 - The design for this building is unveiled.
"We are pleased to unveil our design for Tower Two on the site of the World Trade Center, a building that symbolizes the renaissance of New York on the skyline while also re-establishing and reviving Greenwich Street at ground level. The crystalline top of the tower respects the master plan and bows down to the Memorial Park commemorating the tragic events that unfolded here. But it is also a powerful symbol of hope for the future. The dramatic height of the tower celebrates the spirit that has historically driven Manhattan to build tall, and the diamond-shaped top will be a crowning landmark on the city's skyline." Lord Norman Foster September 7, 2006
Anon
Friday, September 15th, 2006 @ 6:19pm
Rating: Five stars. This fabulous skyscraper will enhance the Freedom Tower and whole WTC. I love the crystalline form and diamond shaped roof. I hope this elegant building is constructed soon. We need to move forward.
Edward Auerbach
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006 @ 10:28am
Rating: Two stars. As a surviver of 9/11, I feel that the best memorial to those who died is to erect two new 1400 ft office towers on the foot print of the original towers.
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New York, United States
Anon
Five stars.
Edward Auerbach
Two stars.