Design of World Trade Center Transportation Hub Unveiled
Construction could begin next year on components of a new multimodal transit center at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City, say engineers with the Downtown Design Partnership, a team led by the joint venture of local firms DMJM+Harris and STV Inc.
Team architect Santiago Calatrava on Jan. 22 unveiled his conceptual design for the Port Authority of New York & New Jerseys $2-billion hub. Explaining that he was inspired by the idea of a child releasing a bird and by the landmark nature of New York City structures, Calatravas station design calls for two wing-shaped sections of glass and steel rising about 150 ft above the ribbed-arch roof. The roof will retract to allow light into the structure, including sunbeams as they were on Sept. 11, 2001.