Raptomex Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I think what they've designed there is very cool. But nothing can really replace the original towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locolow2011 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 In my opinion, i like the older ones better, but the ones they are building right now dont look so bad either, they just dont look too new york to me, they look like they belong in LA or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthMUFC-Champs Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) In all honesty I think a rebuild of the twin towers would be just a shadow of its former self. Granted the old complex was more iconic but it's gone now. Being 18, the World Trade Center site has been a construction site more than it was the towers in my lifetime, so they never really held any special meaning to me. Exactly. Rebuilding the WTC to look like the old towers would be cheap. Designing a structure to purposely look like another is disgusting and flies in the face of everything Architecture stands for (I think you can figure out my thoughts on neoclassical and postmodernist Architecture - even then the designs are done through thought, and not just to look like something else). I don't actually have anything against the current designs for the site as they do look nice buildings and are certainly not an eyesore. I guess its just because i, like many others associated NYC with the original buildings. I read about the proposal for the rebuild of the towers and how it would be "revamped" so it fitted in with the modern day sky scrapers. So i guess it would of been more like a redesign of the original towers with modern touches applied. Edited January 2, 2012 by AnthMUFC-Champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'll put my neck on the line and say I much prefer this design: Ouch... that was a little too insensitive even for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthMUFC-Champs Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) I'll put my neck on the line and say I much prefer this design: Ouch... that was a little too insensitive even for my liking. Yes maybe a little too offensive . Anyway was just wondering does anyone actually know the date we can expect the whole complex to be completed including all buildings and the museum? Edited January 2, 2012 by AnthMUFC-Champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhus Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'll put my neck on the line and say I much prefer this design: Ouch... that was a little too insensitive even for my liking. Big shock. The anti government nut finds 9/11 funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adler Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I like the design of the new transportation hub. Not much of an art/architecture person, but it appeals to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmmm nice bike Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) Anyway was just wondering does anyone actually know the date we can expect the whole complex to be completed including all buildings and the museum? I'm guessing it's probably going to be all finished by 2016 or 2017, but no actual dates are known, just estimations. The museum is probably going to open sometime next year (it would have opened this year, but there have been many financial disputes about it, mainly over who is paying the hundreds of millions in infrastructure that the Port Authority is refusing to pay for. I think that's also why the other buildings have taken so long to begin construction on, financial issues) Edited January 2, 2012 by Claude94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Big shock. The anti government nut finds 9/11 funny. Funny? As opposed to lacking in humour? I fail to see the connection you've drawn. No, I'm more pointing out the sheer irrelevance of comparing the before and after of a financial building. Least you be American for goodness sake, only there may naïveté be excuseable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboyjr Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 WARNING: The following poster knows absolutely nothing about architecture. Read at your own risk. I have to say, I felt the old Twin Towers were ugly. Just big grey rectangles, like what you'd get if you gave a three year old ten seconds to draw a skyscraper. They're just... boring. The way they towered over the rest of the Manhattan skyline made them really stick out like sore thumbs. Now, the Sears Tower, there's an obscenely tall building that made the whole "big blocky thing" work. On the other hand, the new WTC buildings don't do anything for me either. The new One looks nice, but the others are pretty forgettable. I don't know, you've seen one big-sticky-out-glass building, you've seen them all. But they do seem to do a better job of flowing with the city's skyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingdongs Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'll put my neck on the line and say I much prefer this design: Ouch... that was a little too insensitive even for my liking. You're a f*cking c*nt. Be careful with attitudes like that, you leave your f*cking piece of sh*t country and pull something like that to an American's face, you won't be breathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhus Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Big shock. The anti government nut finds 9/11 funny. Funny? As opposed to lacking in humour? I fail to see the connection you've drawn. No, I'm more pointing out the sheer irrelevance of comparing the before and after of a financial building. Least you be American for goodness sake, only there may naïveté be excuseable. I cannot understand a single word of that. It's all jumbled up. What are you saying exactly? That Americans are wrong to be upset about what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adler Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Big shock. The anti government nut finds 9/11 funny. Funny? As opposed to lacking in humour? I fail to see the connection you've drawn. Someone appears to be adept at sarcasm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakshaft Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 This may be offensive to people but it could have been an interesting idea to rebuild the towers the way they were before, not changing anything. that would have been interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthMUFC-Champs Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Been a long time and haven't really updated this topic, but just thought it was worth a little bump. As the new WTC is nearly finished its obvious the twin towers cannot be built however the campaigners still argue they constructed where the other towers would be. Just curious is this true, can any New Yorker's clarify this cause i would of thought them buildings would already of started to be built? Today i still cant imagine NYC without the symbolic towers, they should of really been rebuilt but redesigned as well to fit in with the new look NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyKing Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Since they build the Twin Towers, in the late 60s-70s, New York started to lost it's classic architecture. Buildings such as the 17 State Street, the Astor Plaza and the Solow Building are some of the signs we can easily notice. If one compares the Woolworth Building and the Hearst Tower, he will easily see the change in architecture. Modern/Futuristic architecture is getting more and more popular, therefore slowly making classic architecture disappear. In some years (10-30 years), it will be impossible to distinguish New York and Chicago. So, it not hard to understand that I prefer the design of the original World Trade Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKON8ERISBACK Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) The "Twin Towers II" design would have fit in better with the classic "old" and "antiquated" style of New York architecture. In addition, it featured several crucial design changes that would have improved emergency exits and evacuation plans. However, the "out with the old and in with the new" style approach is not without it's charm and the new World Trade Center plaza is also not without it's share of safety features and evacuation plans. Overall, I think the old "Twin Towers II" design would have sent a better message of defiance and resistance to the forces of evil. Edited February 9, 2013 by MIKON8ERISBACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgz153 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'll put my neck on the line and say I much prefer this design: I'd have to agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifflom112 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I always prefer older architecture to new. New just seems so bland, not so special. The new towers aren't ugly or bad, but they lack the iconic look of the previous ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifflom112 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Since they build the Twin Towers, in the late 60s-70s, New York started to lost it's classic architecture. Buildings such as the 17 State Street, the Astor Plaza and the Solow Building are some of the signs we can easily notice. If one compares the Woolworth Building and the Hearst Tower, he will easily see the change in architecture. Modern/Futuristic architecture is getting more and more popular, therefore slowly making classic architecture disappear. In some years (10-30 years), it will be impossible to distinguish New York and Chicago. So, it not hard to understand that I prefer the design of the original World Trade Center. This is so sad but true. What has happened to people these days... Sorry for double post. To Heisenburg: shut up, your posts aren't funny nor do they even make since. Edited February 9, 2013 by Kifflom112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthMUFC-Champs Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) No doubt to me NYC does not feel the same since 911, it's lost its charm and ambition. The terrorists didn't just take two skyscrapers, they took two American symbols that were deficient to NYC and the country. Don't knw what they were thinking building the new WTC. They should of built the twin towers back up using the same farcade design but with a more modern look of course. Edited February 9, 2013 by AnthMUFC-Champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I<3GTAV Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I prefer the present design over the old one, it looks much more modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acehilm Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) They can't just rebuild the new towers as if was from the old design. Creating them with a new look gives a new feel as well. It looks very modern as well, as well as the memorial. Once I get the chance to go to NYC, I will be sure to check out the new trade center. Even though the old towers were iconic, these new towers will be iconic for years to come. It doesn't need to old design, and the design is irrelevant to what the building is for - which is trade. I wouldn't mind them rebuilding the original. Edited February 11, 2013 by Coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthMUFC-Champs Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Donald actually had some pretty good points and i am all with him on the fact they should of rebuilt them. I would say however it should be a modern of version of the towers and not a complete replica of course. It is true, the original towers were outdated but still the window facade was pretty beautiful even in the 2000's. Another fact is that most New Yorker's wanted them rebuilt even people who lost close ones on that horrific day, Why let the terrorists alter the famous skyline huh? Its safe to say the new idea is cool and all, but it just does not suit where it is at all in my opinion and many others. However a good reason not to rebuild would be the constant reminder of that day. This video right here still gives me the most horrible feeling and chills just at the fact the plaza elevator music is still playing on. If you put it to around 3:10 you will understand why. Just little things like this will still affect people today. But then again you got to stay strong. RIP to all that were lost of course, such a terrible day. Edited February 11, 2013 by AnthMUFC-Champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raavi Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 The new one for sure. Very modern and futuristic looking. – overeducated wonk who fetishises compromise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linki Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'll put my neck on the line and say I much prefer this design: I'd have to agree with you Of course jew would- Oh, I meant you. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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