{"id":506604,"date":"2026-02-27T02:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506604\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:18:11","slug":"foster-partners-updates-images-of-two-world-trade-skyscraper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506604\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster + Partners updates images of Two World Trade skyscraper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foster + Partners<\/a> and developer Silverstein Properties have released renderings of the Two World Trade Center<\/a> skyscraper in New York, which will complete the development and contain headquarters for finance company American Express.<\/p>\n

Following a design that was leaked in 2022<\/a>, new images show a stepped supertall skyscraper<\/a> that will reach 1,226 feet (373 metres) at 55 storeys.<\/p>\n

\"FosterFoster + Partners has released additional renderings of the Two World Trade Center skyscraper<\/p>\n

Terraces are peppered along the tower’s body, while images show a triple-height lobby.<\/p>\n

Located across from\u00a0Santiago Calatrava’s ribbed Oculus train station<\/a> and next to the Perelman Center by Rex<\/a>, Two World Trade has been under development for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n

\"FosterIt features a stepped design<\/p>\n

In 2020, following a back-and-forth between development partners<\/a>, Foster + Partners replaced BIG as the architect of the skyscraper.<\/p>\n

It will span more than nearly two million square feet (185,806 square metres), with the capacity to host 10,000 workers and be singularly dedicated to American Express offices.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Perelman<\/p>\n

Rex clads “mystery box” World Trade Center performance arts center in translucent marble\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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“Our new headquarters will be more than just a building \u2013 it will be a place for our colleagues to feel energised, inspired, and proud \u2013 a home for innovation, interaction, and growth,” said American Express CEO Stephen J Squeri.<\/p>\n

“We’re excited to work with our partners and local leaders to shape this exciting new era for American Express and Lower Manhattan.”<\/p>\n

\"FosterTerraces are peppered along the tower’s volume<\/p>\n

According to American Express, the building will contain \u00a0“fully-electric, energy-efficient systems” in the pursuit of LEED certification.<\/p>\n

Construction is expected to begin in spring 2026 and be completed in 2031.<\/p>\n

\"FosterRenders show a triple-height lobby<\/p>\n

It is the final piece of the World Trade Center development<\/a>, which includes the 9\/11 Memorial and Museum<\/a>, One, Two, Three, and Four World Trade, the Oculus and the Perelman Arts Center.<\/p>\n

Two World Trade Center will be located at the corner of the site, and currently contains a PATH subway entrance and a plaza.<\/p>\n

The Perelman Performing Arts Center was completed in 2023<\/a>, while Santiago Calatrava also completed a nearby church to replace a 19th-century church that was destroyed on 11 September 2001<\/a> as part of the redevelopment of the site.<\/p>\n

The images are courtesy of American Express<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Foster + Partners and developer Silverstein Properties have released renderings of the Two World Trade Center skyscraper in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,134,7101,1026,61745,61746,61747,5576,254378,2957,45021],"class_list":{"0":"post-506604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-au","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-foster-partners","16":"tag-new-york-city","17":"tag-sectionall","18":"tag-sectionarchitecture","19":"tag-sectionnews","20":"tag-skyscrapers","21":"tag-two-world-trade-center","22":"tag-usa","23":"tag-world-trade-center"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}