by Lionel Bascom — February 12th, 2007 — 1 comment
This most def falls into the category of splitting hairs. The AP is running a story about a new building muscling it’s way “to the top of the city skyline” buildings going up.
“At just under 1,000 feet, the Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia will be the tallest building in the city and the highest skyscraper between New York and Chicago when construction is completed early next year.
The unfinished building has already muscled its way to the top of the city skyline.
But what’s less apparent is that within its walls, the tower will contain many safety features that reflect the lessons of Sept. 11 and that are making their way into new skyscrapers in cities across the nation.”
These features include a concrete core that is built all the way to the top of the 975-foot building… hiding inside are elevators and stairwells, a sprinkler system, electrical and communication lines inside this core of the buiiilding.
“he new features address weaknesses found by an investigation of the World Trade Center disaster on the part of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology,” the AP said.
12:14 AM in Uncategorized, The Construction, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, Related Stories, Freedom Tower News
Size really does not matter. When these buildings are finally erected, what truly will be the focus of each person, entering and existing, will be the quality of the experience within the building itself.
That said, I am still anticipating the wonderful thrill it will be to fully perceive the Freedom Tower, which hopefully, will stand at 1776 feet. At least, that is a significant number. What significance does 1,000 have to Philadelphia? One thing is a must…they do need to serve those divine Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches in this new building.
Jeanne · February 12th, 2007 at 7:28 am