WTC Finalists Include Tallest Structures

AP via Lycos.com ^ | 02/04/2003

[VaBthang4]

"One proposal evokes the original trade center with twin latticework towers"

Lord please....not that one. It is hidious.

I like the Superman Fortress lookin one.

[Tall_Texan]

The best design would be a building with a distict lower base and then a section in the middle rising up to the top where about a three-story observation deck would be at the tallest point.

In other words, it should look like a giant fist with the middle finger extended - pointed in the direction of Mecca. What other design would so closely capture the spirit of New Yorkers while also telling the Islamofascists that New Yorkers can rebuild anything they'd like to steer a plane into.

A great addition to the Manhattan skyline too...

[You Dirty Rats]

If it is planned to build taller than the original towers, then why don't we just rebuild the towers as they were?

[lepton]

and topped by a 1,776-foot spire.

Somehow, I doubt it.

[stanz]

That's what I keep saying.

[tophat9000]

I glad that both finales would be the new tallest in the world

To me would be “un-American” to do anything less then.....

Go forward, build it bigger, better

This goes for Columbia to

[hellinahandcart]

read it and weep

[BlessedAmerican]

Wonder how long it is going to take to rent the office space, especially in the upper floors????

[finnman69]

I'm weeping at the designs.

[Bryan24]

My design is best.

7 towers in a circle, with the southermost tower being the tallest 111 at stories. The northermost 2 towers would be 80 stories. The next 2 would be 90 stories, the next 2 would be 100 stories, ending with the southermost (tallest) tower.

At about 10-15 stories and then again at 60-65 stories , these towers would be joined by multi-story catwalks providing access to each building.

Each building would be glass exteriored. The appearance of the building would look, from a distance, like a jeweled crown, or, as the name of the complex suggests, The Crown of New York.

The center of the building cluster would be a 2-3 acre courtyard with a WTC memorial/park.

[OldFriend]

Forgive me, but I'd just as soon not have the German firm.

[Malcolm]

WHATEVER is built, they should also include some type of anti-aircraft system that would destroy a plane before it got close enough to crash into the building. Whether it is based inside the building, or somewhere on the ground, matters not to me, as long as some system is employed that will do the job. It may be heartless on the surface, but we have to use something to ensure that this tactic will never be successful again.

[paul51]

Forgive me, but I'd just as soon not have the German firm.

Good point. Should be disqualified

[Search4Truth]

I like it. Have a drawing?

[hoosierskypilot]

I appreciate their guts in rebuilding, but isn't that going to be like a target? I mean, how tempting is that going to be to some more sand-groveling, butt-in-the-air, lice-infested moslem? Pretty tempting, I'd say.

[Bryan24]

Regretfully, no. Maybe I could work on something and get someone to post it.

[AFreeBird]

I mean, how tempting is that going to be to some more sand-groveling, butt-in-the-air, lice-infested moslem?

But just think how much of a "in-your-face" response they'd be to the Murdering Minions of Mad Mo (piss be upon his head). Knock em down and we rebuild them bigger and better.

[Ruger1099]

Put the U.N. in the upper floors. At the very top put all the countries with ties to Al Queda.

[sauropod]

Ping!