Pictured: The proposed World Trade Center site model. The new Twin Towers stand beside the memorials, which would have used the surviving exterior panels of the original towers.Former namesPlan of the People (original)World Trade Center PhoenixAlternative namesTwin Towers 2, New Twin TowersGeneral informationTypeOffice, observation, communicationTown or city,CountryHeightArchitectural1 and 2 WTC: 1,475 ft (450 m)Antenna spire1 WTC: 1,858 ft (566 m)Technical detailsFloor count1 and 2 WTC: 1153, 4, and 5 WTC: 127 WTC: 52Design and constructionArchitectHerbert BeltonArchitecture firmTeam Twin Towers, Inc aEngineerKenneth GardnerWebsitea. The organization was composed of architects and designers, led by Belton and Gardner.The Twin Towers II (also known as Twin Towers 2, New Twin Towers, Trump Twin Towers and World Trade Center Phoenix ) was a proposed complex which would have been located at the in,.
The proposed complex would have replaced the former Twin Towers of the in the, restoring the to its former state. The main design for the proposed complex would feature new landmark twin towers, nearly identical to the originals designed by, though it would feature 115 stories—5 floors taller than the originals, among other differences. Beside the towers, an above-ground memorial would have occupied the footprints of the original towers.
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The new site would also have featured three 12-story buildings, replacing the original,. The complex was designed and developed by American architect Herbert Belton and American engineer Kenneth Gardner, and sponsored. Contents.Background (2001–2003) After the in 2001, several ideas about building new twin towers were discussed online and in the media. After the (LMDC) launched the in 2002, seven architectural groups were commissioned by the organization to create a proposal to restore the skyline. Out of the seven, four groups proposed building twin towers though they were not identical to the original design. After 's was favored and then chosen by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation in 2003, the proposed twin-towered designs were rejected. The result of the competition and the design chosen by the LMDC was criticized by the public, including architectural critic as well as.
The twin-towered Team Twin Towers design was planned to be entered into the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition, but was unable to complete the design before the competition closed. Initial emergence (2004) The initial planning of the project first surfaced in the media in 2004 with the group behind the project called Team Twin Towers, Inc., composed of and collaborating on the early design of the model. The team was initially led by television producer and co-founder of the team Randy Warner, and the design led by engineer Kenneth 'Ken' Gardner and architect Herbert Belton, who was an architect for the. Their spokesman was Jonathan Hakala, a who had been a tenant on the 77th floor of the. The project design was called the 'Plan of the People', and would be identical to the original design.The new design would feature a steel skin built in two layers–a tube within a tube–that has heavier columns and better structural support than the original, and it would call for larger windows for comfort and improved fireproofing. The memorial would feature two 5-story memorials that would occupy the original footprints of the Twin Towers, made of the original steel skin of the and replicated steel.
The etched in granite. 'It stands for resolve, it stands for strength, it stands for renewal', says engineer of the project Ken Gardner. 'To see the towers return would have an inspirational impact on the population. It's a living memorial, and I think it's more powerful than pretending 9/11 never happened.' The main twin towers originally would feature a 500-foot-high mast on top of the North Tower, which would bring its total height to 1,888 feet, which at the time would have made it the tallest building in the world surpassing the 1,667-foot-high in,. The two towers were planned to be 112 tall.Team Twin Towers was one of several groups pressuring government and development officials to alter the reconstruction plans of the chosen by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
Joanna Rose, spokeswoman for the LMDC, which is coordinating reconstruction at the site, said the organization intended to go forward with its chosen plan. Randy Warner, co-founder of Team Twin Towers said: 'As long as we haven't started digging a hole in the ground, there's room for discussion.' Team Twin Towers, on February 18, 2004, unveiled their architectural model of new twin towers at a news conference at the (now New York Marriott Downtown) near the.
Team Twin Towers spokesman Jonathan Hakala says the original Twin Towers 'were among Earth's few 'instantly recognizable' landmarks.' And 'It was a magnificent structure to see going up', recalls Artie Vignapiano, who was a landscape planner as the. 'When I worked on the 74th floor of, I used to tell people, 'You know what I get paid for? To look outside my window at the Statue of Liberty.' ' He then went on to say, 'All of the people who worked on the buildings—10 out of 10—want them back.'
'Later in February businessman appeared on show with. During a broadcast, a caller asked whether Trump was involved or going to be involved with the 'new twin towers'. Though Trump at the time was not involved with the Team Twin Towers project, he became a sponsor of the project's design in the later year(s). Trump said the following about the - design of:It's in the hands of a man named, who's a friend of mine, who's a great developer in and a really good guy. And I hate the design, and I don't think Larry likes the design. It was foisted upon him.
It's a 50-story building that looks like it's 120 stories. It's a skeleton. And that's the last thing we need in New York is a skeleton of – representing the. I think that it is not an appropriate design. I don't like it.
But Larry's a good developer. He'll get it built, I think. And it's tough. You know, it depends on the market. Early development (2005–2007). Early design for the proposed complex, circa 2007.In 2005, publicity for the project increased, with businessman officially supporting and sponsoring the project. Support for the project increased due to the criticism of the Childs-Libeskind design and accusations from 2002 revived against former, accused of for supposedly using his influence to get the winning architect's design picked as a personal favor for his friend and campaign contributor, Ron Lauder.
In May 2005, Trump appeared on to discuss the proposed - design. While asks Trump about whether an empty site is better than the proposed design, he quickly responds, criticizing, one of the building's lead architects, 'It was designed by an egghead architect who really doesn't have a lot of experience of designing something like this. And it's just a terrible design.'
Trump later goes on to say that he doesn't 'even blame the architect.' Trump, who in the later month(s) later sponsors the project, says that there is 'not much of a role I can take.' In response to a question by Matthews.
'What I want to see built is the World Trade Center stronger and maybe a story taller. And that's what everybody wants.' While the project was gaining publicity due to Donald Trump's sponsorship of it, former of, supported the plan to build new twin towers, saying that it is 'very interesting and it should be considered.' Adding that the new signature building shouldn't look 'cowardly.' Before the statement, Ferrer issued a rebuilding plan that called to spread out the 10 million square feet of office space around so it 'decentralized.' Ferrer spokeswoman Jen Bluestein said that 'The reason, he said then, was to create back-office space to help the boroughs outside.
He also didn't want to give the terrorists another target.' She continued to explain, 'Fernando Ferrer has always believed that the mayor's responsibility was to both rebuild critical mass at and, using existing hubs, expand office space throughout the five boroughs. Unfortunately, has managed to do neither'.Greg Manning, who worked in the original World Trade Center along with his wife Lauren, wrote an article in supporting the Twin Towers II project. Greg worked for Euro Brokers on the 84th floor of the and Lauren was a partner for on the 105th floor of the.
Manning was late, so he was not in his office when crashed into the building, destroying the Euro Brokers offices. His wife Lauren was burnt by the fireball that blew out the lobby of the North Tower after hit the building. Greg said the following about the project:When my wife and I visit or pass by the site today, we may gape at the emptiness but our gaze is drawn upward. We imagine things as they were, the dead and the injured still living and working above.
Many bereft families view the footprints as the sacred repose of their loved ones, yet with the greatest tenderness and love for those lost and injured, we suggest that to return to the sacred space, we need to return to the sky., on May 18, 2005, held a press conference at on in, to address the proposed Twin Towers II design. Along with him was engineer Ken Gardner and architect Herbert Belton, Trump presented the Team Twin Towers designed twin-towered complex model.
The Freedom Tower plan, according to Trump, 'looks like a junkyard, a series of broken-down angles that don't match each other. And we have to live with this for hundreds of years? It is the worst pile of crap architecture I've ever seen in my life.' Though Trump was supporting the proposed twin-towered project, he was leaving the decision up to, which his company was the lease holder of the site. 'I only have the power of persuasion', Trump said.
At the press conference, he read from a letter sent to him by, whose plan was planned to be built. Trump quoted Libeskind as saying the shape of the tower was 'the product of ', while he wanted a more slender, classical tower set back farther from the street. Libeskind added in a statement Wednesday: 'The site plan is not just about commercial buildings.
Is its crucial centerpiece. It is there for a reason.' Trump, finishing his speech, said that 'If we rebuild the World Trade Center in the form of a skeleton, the terrorists win.' And that if tenants could not be found for the project, to build a memorial park instead.A final design for the 'Freedom Tower' was formally unveiled on June 28, 2005.
To address security issues raised by the, a 187-foot (57 m) concrete base was added to the design in April of that year. The design originally included plans to clad the base in glass prisms in order to address criticism that the building might have looked uninviting and resembled a 'concrete bunker'. Began in April 2006, which jeopardized the Twin Towers II project from being built on the site. Later development (2008–2009). The main building of the rebuilt complex, in 2015.Criticism arose in 2008 that the rebuilding of the World Trade Center was taking longer than expected. Though now-renamed (formerly Freedom Tower) was under construction as well as the, it was still proposed to halt One World Trade Center and build the Twin Towers II project.
'Seeing them go up could be as powerful as seeing them go down.' Ken Gardner stated, engineer of the project.Members of the Twin Towers Alliance, an organization supporting the rebuilding of new twin towers, gathered in July 2008 in to rally for the cause. Margaret Donovan, a graphic designer and organizer for the Twin Towers Alliance, criticized for allegedly 'not paying attention to New Yorkers' wishes for redevelopment designs.' Donovan worked in the year before. Though One World Trade Center was under construction, she stated that 'We can still have the World Trade Center we deserve', adding that 'It's not wishful thinking. It's just common sense, and it's not too late.' Project abandonment (2010–present) Since 2008, news of the project, as well as if it could still be built, had not been mentioned.
Due to the completion of and, as well as the since then, it is now impossible to build the project at the.Since the project had been considered moot, Ken Gardner, the engineer of the project, made a comment that he considered voting for, who is now the 45th., who was selected as the architect for 's new design, stated that he would have rebuilt the World Trade Center if it were up to him. He commented, stating that 'They were such a big part of the identity of Manhattan. When you watch drive out of the, he can see the towers in his rearview mirror.
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