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A striking, winged architectural structure in Lower Manhattan that serves as the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and a high-end shopping mall.
The architect, Santiago Calatrava, used this specific term because of the sweeping strip of windows and skylights that runs along the spine of the building's roof. In classical architecture, an oculus refers to a round or eye-like opening that provides a direct view of the sky.
Beyond the name's meaning, the structure's overall design carries heavy symbolism:
"A Bird in Flight": The striking white spiky ribs of the building were explicitly designed by Calatrava to resemble a bird, often interpreted as a dove, released from a child's hands.
"Rebirth and Peace": Situated at the World Trade Center site, the winged structure is meant to act as a symbol of peace, hope, and the city's resilience following the September 11 attacks.
"The Retractable Roof": The skylight spine of the roof can technically open; it is designed to open for 102 minutes every September 11 to honor the victims and match the timeline of the attacks.
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Film: Tri-X 400,
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The Oculus is the main station house of what is now known as the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, a terminal on the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) system. At 800,000 square feet, this space features a mezzanine, retail space, and access to the station's four underground platforms. In addition to this interior, the Oculus is known for its stark white, sculptural entryway. Together, these spaces perfectly balance function and form—one of Calatrava's key concerns when designing the site.
The Oculus in New York City is well-photographed (for good reason). It's very cool to see in person. I like how it has a vanishing point feel.
Early Sunday morning at the Oculus transport hub in New York, before the crowds appear. This beautiful building, designed by the famous Santiago Calatrava, is located in the area of the former Twin Towers.
Another shot of the Oculus, on the site of Ground Zero. Prefer my previous ones but couldn't stop taking pictures every time I passed it. Amazing building.
The morning sun cuts through the skyscrapers to cast light on Santiago Calatrava's fabulous Oculus. This building is the transport hub at the world trade centre; mired in controversy (the $4bn price tag for the Oculus and adjoined train station being part of that), this is an astonishing piece of architecture from the inside out.
A very futuristic-looking transport hub and shopping centre at the World Trade Center site, replacing infrastructure destroyed in 9/11. It looked like something out of Bladerunner to me.
More pictures from my trip:
Based on some feedback and my warped sense of mind, here is my version of my Oculus capture taken on the coast of Oregon, and combining it with one of my captures there at Crater Lake (technically all happened in Oregon, therefore it stays in Oregon ..)
Took the image posted below and converted to B&W, then applied a small amount of warming tint to simulate the full moon light spilling over the scene, and then took the night sky from Crater Lake and made that into the sky through the rock openings.
Thoughts ... if someone lives out there, this could be a fun capture to try for real, but need some moonlight, stars, and low tide!!!! all to happen at the same time ... with clear skies.
An exterior view of Santiago Calatrava's Oculus. The building is a Transportation Hub for PATH trains.
This is a slightly stylized image of the Oculus in lower Manhattan. The Oculus is a part of the World Trade Center complex, right next to the 9/11 Memorial. It seems like a mall, but the architecture is very reminiscent of the superstructure of the WTC after it fell. This image is of the outside structure, taken from the north. It was processed through Luminar and Topaz Glow to clean and denoise it as well as to make it slightly more abstract.