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
