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Foster + Partners’ Two World Trade Center Revealed in New Renderings, Construction to Begin in 2026

Reyyan Dogan — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Updated renderings for Two World Trade Center, the final commercial tower planned for the World Trade Center campus in Lower Manhattan, have been unveiled by Foster + Partners in collaboration with developer Silverstein Properties. Rising 373 meters at 200 Greenwich Street, the 55-story skyscraper will occupy a central position within the site, directly across from Santiago Calatrava's Oculus transportation hub and adjacent to the Perelman Performing Arts Center, completing the commercial edge of the master plan. The tower is set to become the new global headquarters of American Express, which will serve as the building's sole owner and occupant. Completion is currently anticipated in 2031, with construction scheduled to begin in spring 2026.

Remembering 9/11: The Story of Rebuilding the World Trade Center

Maria-Cristina Florian — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:30:00 +0000

On the morning of September 11, 2001, two hijacked commercial jetliners struck the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, a third plane struck the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in rural Pennsylvania. A total of 2.977 people were killed in the terrorist attacks. In the face of this unprecedented loss, the city of New York promised to rebuild Lower Manhattan as a lively neighborhood while honoring and maintaining the memory of this day. Thus began one of the largest reconstruction projects in New York City, a process that is still ongoing now, 23 years after the tragedy.

Sir Richard Rogers' First Residential Project in New York City Nears Completion

Christele Harrouk — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:30:00 +0000

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have unveiled images of their latest venture, No. 33 Park Row in New York City. Located across the street from City Hall Park in Downtown Manhattan, the project, nearing completion and set to officially launch in the spring of 2021, is the city’s first residential project designed by Sir Richard Rogers and Graham Stirk of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

David Adjaye's 130 William Street Nears Completion

Christele Harrouk — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Photographer Paul Clemence has shared with us a series of new photographs of a nearly completed 130 William development by Adjaye Associates. The firm’s first residential tower in the USA, topping out in the spring of last year at 800 feet, is located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York.

WORKac Designs an 'Invisible' Penthouse in a Centuries-Old Cast-Iron Building

Ella Comberg — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 06:00:00 +0000

At first glance, The Stealth Building looks like a pristinely-restored cast iron apartment building. That’s because technically, it is. But upon closer inspection, the Lower Manhattan building is rife with innovative restoration and renovation practices by WORKac.

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' 3 World Trade Center Opens in New York City

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

3 World Trade Center, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has opened for business in Lower Manhattan, New York City. At 1079 feet tall, and 80 floors, the scheme is the fifth-highest in New York, and the penultimate tower to be opened on the World Trade Center site. Construction of the tower saw over 4,000 union workers apply millions of hours.