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In Updated Designs for 1 World Trade Center, Does the Spire Still Look Like a Spire?

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    After all the wrangling over the updated designs for the Durst Organization-overseen 1 World Trade Center (we’ve heard there was a list of 20 changes the developer wanted from the Port, all eventually granted), new renderings have been released for the project. They show a building that looks a little sharper, perhaps a little less striking, but something still bound to dominate the skyline, as if that were not already abundantly clear from the just-about-topped-out tower. Have a look for yourself and decide whether this is an improvement.

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    One of the most debated pieces has been the spire, no longer encased in a giant sculpture, now looking wispy but visible.

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    Update designs for 1 World Trade Center have just been released by the Durst Organization and the Port Authority.

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    The facade is meant to look solid and grand.

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    At night, the spire can't be missed.

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    One of the big changes has been the squaring off the base, which had to be redesigned after cost-engineering issues.

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    The base is now pleated, with no chamfered corners.

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    Inside the lobby, seen for the first time.

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    With or without its spire, the tower still dominates the downtown skyline.

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    From here, where's the point?

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    She sparkles.

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    Crowds for miles.

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    The biggest building in the hemisphere.

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    A new day dawns downtown.

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