OCULUS!
One World Trade Center (1WTC), now completed soars 1776 feet above Lower Manhattan.
A massive, fantastical construction is nearing completion, shown at the bottom of this picture. This is the "Oculus" of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Designed by acclaimed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, this multi-billion dollar project will accommodate 200,000 commuters each day on 11 subway lines 60 feet below the surface. A massive, two story retail mall of fine shopping and restaurants will lie beneath the 150 foot high Oculus.
Calatrava's inspiration for this structure is the "freedom of a bird taking flight," the outward structure reminiscent of a bird's spread wings. However, it looked like the fossil spine of a dinosaur to me.
OCULUS!
One World Trade Center (1WTC), now completed soars 1776 feet above Lower Manhattan.
A massive, fantastical construction is nearing completion, shown at the bottom of this picture. This is the "Oculus" of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Designed by acclaimed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, this multi-billion dollar project will accommodate 200,000 commuters each day on 11 subway lines 60 feet below the surface. A massive, two story retail mall of fine shopping and restaurants will lie beneath the 150 foot high Oculus.
Calatrava's inspiration for this structure is the "freedom of a bird taking flight," the outward structure reminiscent of a bird's spread wings. However, it looked like the fossil spine of a dinosaur to me.