Freedom Tower
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Office building
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| Other name(s): | 1 World Trade Center |
| Construction phase: | 2004 - 2013 |
| Status: | under construction |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, North America |
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| Address: | Vesey Street |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 42' 46.00" N 74° 0' 48.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 417 m | |
| height to antenna | 541.3 m | |
| number of floors (above ground) | 108 | |
| gross floor space | 241 548 m2 |
Materials
| building structure |
steel
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Products, Services & Reports
Chronology
| 4 July 2004 | Corner stone is laid for "Freedom Tower" of 1776 feet (541.3 meters) in height. |
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Participants
Architecture
General contractor
Prestressing
Project development
Relevant Web Sites
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BBC News: NY unveils revised Freedom Tower (29.06.2005)
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BBC: Building set to begin on WTC site (04.07.2004)
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CNN: Cornerstone to be laid at trade center site (04.07.2004)
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CNN: New WTC tower design made public (29.05.2005)
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ENR: Freedom Tower Design Unveiled (19.12.2003)
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ENR: Hope Turns to Faith In $10-Billion Rebuild (08.09.2003)
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ENR: Redesigned Tower at Ground Zero Unveiled (29.06.2005)
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ENR: Tower's Top Adapted From Bridge Design (29.12.2003)
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ENR: World Trade Center Building Push Nears (13.09.2004)
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KONSTRUKCE: Freedom Tower – nová dominanta Světového obchodního centra
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Lower Manhattan.info: Freedom Tower
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Wikipedia: Freedom Tower
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WTC: Freedom Tower (1 World Trade Center)
Relevant Publications
- Ein Bauwerk als Zeichen der Freihet - Freedom Tower, USA, in "DSI Info", 2008- 2009, n. 16
- Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA), ISBN 1579127878, 2008; pp. 142-143
- The World Trade Center "Bathtub", in "Felsbau", 2004, n. 3 v. 22
- New York City für Architekten, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3980947106, 2004; pp. 68
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0010234 |
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| Created: | 07/09/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |