Larry Silverstein announced at a press conference yesterday that his development firm will put out to bid 70 construction packages for three office skyscrapers at the World Trade Center site by November, with foundation and steel work set to begin in January. Representatives from Foster & Partners, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, and Maki and Associates were also on hand to present the latest schematic designs for these buildings—the most detailed views yet of what people visiting the site might see when construction finishes in 2012.
Conceptual plans for the three towers were first unveiled in September 2006. They include Foster’s 1270-foot-tall tower, a sloping structure to be topped by diamond-shaped spire; Rogers’ 1174-foot, externally braced tower, featuring two large antennae; and a subtly shaded, L-shaped 975-foot-tall tower by Maki. They will stand along the eastern and southern edges of the Trade Center site, following a spiral-like path from the Freedom Tower at the site’s northwest corner. “We talk about our orientation making a pivot and so does Foster,” said Maki lead architect Gary Yamemoto. “Rogers’ tower has frontage to the memorial but it steps on either side.”
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