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Office / 2014

One World Trade Center

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) · New York, United States

One World Trade Center
Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Credits & changes

An office tower at the rebuilt World Trade Center.

The project, in context

Completed and opened in 2014, SOM’s tower combines a faceted glass form with a reinforced core. The curtain wall was developed to meet both supertall wind loads and the project’s security requirements.

What to look for

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    Glass envelope designed for demanding loads

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