200 Greenwich Street, World Trade Center Tower, New York Building, Architect
200 Greenwich Street New York : WTC Tower 2
Ground Zero Project, Manhattan, USA design by Foster + Partners, Architects
post updated September 11, 2021 ; Apr 6, 2008
World Trade Center Tower 2
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Design: Foster + Partners, UK
picture : Foster + Partners I Courtesy of: Silverstein Properties
200 Greenwich Street Building
picture : Foster + Partners I Courtesy of: Silverstein Properties
All images below by the building’s designers : Foster + Partners
Context images showing the skyscraper in the skyline and city zone:
Two World Trade Center is also known by its street address, 200 Greenwich Street. This new Manhattan skyscraper is a new office building on hold and is part of the World Trade Center reconstruction in New York City.
When completed, the WTC Tower 2 will be located on the east side of Greenwich Street, across the street from the original location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Foyer view + site plan image + typical plan section through the skyscraper:
The 79-story WTC Tower 2 building was designed by Foster and Partners. The building will have a height of 1,270 feet (387 m), with an antenna that creates a total height of 1,350 feet (411 m). In comparison, the Empire State Building’s roof at the 102nd floor is 1,250 feet (381 m) tall, and its antenna is 1,472 ft (448 m).
CGI’s of the skyscraper close-up
Architects: Foster + Partners, UK
Structural engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk, New York City
Curtain Wall/Cladding consultant: Permasteelisa SPA
World Trade Centre Tower Two architects – Foster + Partners
Images of the distinctive segmented tower top:
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