“To enable construction of this pedestrian passageway, portions of the World Trade Center’s slurry walls were removed (at this location), and portions of the Hudson River Bulkhead wall were removed (at the western end of this corridor). The World Trade Center slurry walls form a 70-foot deep “bathtub” structure to protect the site from water penetration, and is a significant feature of the World Center site that remained after the destructive attacks of September 11, 2001. The Hudson River Bulkhead’s granite structure marked Lower Manhattan’s western edge until the 1940s (extending five miles from Battery Park to West 59th Street). Both the World Trade Center site and the Hudson River Bulkhead are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.” – The Port Authority of NY & NJ
In addition to the soothing effect of its stylized arches and museum-like elegance, Calatrava’s World Trade Center walkway has already begun to alleviate some of the heavy foot traffic around the area by providing a much-needed alternative passageway from the PATH station to waterfront ferries and workplaces. Those who take the PATH train to offices on the west side of West Street can now avoid trudging up to street level to get to work. The new corridor replaces a temporary pedestrian bridge over West Street that was being used as an interim solution.
The World Trade Center West Concourse is the first section of the nearly $4 billion Calatrava-designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is one of the most expensive train stations to ever be built. The hub is expected to be done in 2015 and, when complete, will serve approximately 200,000 subway and PATH riders a day.
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First Portion of Santiago Calatrava-Designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub Opens to Public (PHOTOS)
New Yorkers who've been hoping for a peek at starchitect Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Transportation Hub can now check out the first completed portion of the complex for themselves. The gleaming new World Trade Center West Concourse occupies
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New Yorkers who've been hoping for a peek at starchitect Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Transportation Hub can now check out the first completed portion of the complex for themselves. The gleaming new World Trade Center West Concourse occupies an area below the World Trade Center site that has been closed since September 11, 2001, and features Calatrava's signature articulated ribs, which lend a soaring feeling to the white corridor. The 600-foot-long tunnel will serve as a direct passageway from the PATH to Brookfield Place, offering commuters a pristine underground alternative to the hubbub above.
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The eastern entrance of the new pathway can be accessed through the WTC PATH station.
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A temporary hallway leads to the West Concourse.
In addition to the soothing effect of its stylized arches and museum-like elegance, Calatrava's World Trade Center walkway has already begun to alleviate some of the heavy foot traffic around the area by providing a much-needed alternative passageway to
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In addition to the soothing effect of its stylized arches and museum-like elegance, Calatrava's World Trade Center walkway has already begun to alleviate some of the heavy foot traffic around the area by providing a much-needed alternative passageway from the PATH station to waterfront ferries and workplaces.
Those who take the PATH train to offices on the west side of West Street can now avoid trudging up to street level to get to work.
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Those who take the PATH train to offices on the west side of West Street can now avoid trudging up to street level to get to work.
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The new corridor replaces a temporary pedestrian bridge over West Street that was being used as an interim solution.
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Posters stand in place of retail shops that will eventually open in the concourse.
The concourse's soaring height tapers down as you walk towards the west exit.
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The concourse's soaring height tapers down as you walk towards the west exit.
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A closer look at the articulated ribs Calatrava is known for.
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"To enable construction of this pedestrian passageway, portions of the World Trade Center's slurry walls were removed (at this location), and portions of the Hudson River Bulkhead wall were removed (at the western end of this corridor). The World Trade Center slurry walls form a 70-foot deep "bathtub" structure to protect the site from water penetration, and is a significant feature of the World Center site that remained after the destructive attacks of September 11, 2001. The Hudson River Bulkhead's granite structure marked Lower Manhattan's western edge until the 1940s (extending five miles from Battery Park to West 59th Street). Both the World Trade Center site and the Hudson River Bulkhead are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places." - The Port Authority of NY & NJ
The World Trade Center West Concourse is the first section of the nearly $4 billion Calatrava-designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is one of the most expensive train stations to ever be built.
Santiago Calatrava World Trade Center Transportation Hub West Concourse
