Here are some renderings of the Manhattan skyline as it's slated to appear upon completion in 2012. I'm curious what you think about them. It seems a lot of people love them, and just as many people hate them, though honestly I'm not sure why. Personally I think they look great, and are light years beyond the sheer fugliness that was the Twin Towers.
Horrible, fugly, sterile, minimalist rendering of the Freedom Tower's base (concrete with reinforcing steel and titanium overlay to protect from truck bombs):
Freedom Tower's base not looking quite as bad, with people, trees, and soothing water:
GREATEST LOBBY EVER, AMIRITE???? Freedom Tower lobby looking basic but somewhat groovy:
View of the escalators, which is a massive part of any architectural portfolio. Apparently.
Exterior daytime view of Freedom Tower:
Evening view of Freedom Tower:
Skyline view of the "Fab 4" new buildings:
A bit more distance on the skyline view:
Another angle from across the river:
Really groovy evening river shot:
Good daytime view of the entire WTC site (from left to right - Freedom Tower, 200 Greenwich, 175 Greenwich, 150 Greenwich):
Kick ass evening rendering of same site:
View of the new 200 Greenwich building:
Streetlevel rendering of 200 Greenwich from along Fulton street:
Exterior shot of 175 Greenwich from Church Street:
Exterior evening rendering of the lobby atrium of 175 Greenwich:
Curtain wall detail of 175 Greenwich:
Rendering of 175 Greenwich and 150 Greenwich from West Side Highway. 200 Greenwich can just be seen at the left, and Freedom Tower would be located just out of the shot next to that:
View of 175 Greenwich from Cortlandt Street, with 200 Greenwich in the background.
Montage of the rather nondescript 150 Greenwich:
Horrible, fugly, sterile, minimalist rendering of the Freedom Tower's base (concrete with reinforcing steel and titanium overlay to protect from truck bombs):
Freedom Tower's base not looking quite as bad, with people, trees, and soothing water:
GREATEST LOBBY EVER, AMIRITE???? Freedom Tower lobby looking basic but somewhat groovy:
View of the escalators, which is a massive part of any architectural portfolio. Apparently.
Exterior daytime view of Freedom Tower:
Evening view of Freedom Tower:
Skyline view of the "Fab 4" new buildings:
A bit more distance on the skyline view:
Another angle from across the river:
Really groovy evening river shot:
Good daytime view of the entire WTC site (from left to right - Freedom Tower, 200 Greenwich, 175 Greenwich, 150 Greenwich):
Kick ass evening rendering of same site:
View of the new 200 Greenwich building:
Streetlevel rendering of 200 Greenwich from along Fulton street:
Exterior shot of 175 Greenwich from Church Street:
Exterior evening rendering of the lobby atrium of 175 Greenwich:
Curtain wall detail of 175 Greenwich:
Rendering of 175 Greenwich and 150 Greenwich from West Side Highway. 200 Greenwich can just be seen at the left, and Freedom Tower would be located just out of the shot next to that:
View of 175 Greenwich from Cortlandt Street, with 200 Greenwich in the background.
Montage of the rather nondescript 150 Greenwich:
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