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View Poll Results: Which do you feel will be the best overall skyscraper?
Spire 80 34.93%
Freedom Tower 101 44.10%
American Commerce Center 48 20.96%
Voters: 229. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-12-2010, 10:27 PM
 
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The Chicago Spire all the way. Its the most unique of the three. It spirals for pete's sake!!!LOL
So does the one in Dubai, it's not that original. Plus, if I remember correctly, it as designed by Calatrava, and pretty much everything he does looks the same.

also, I know I got the name wrong for 1 and 2 Liberty
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Old 05-26-2010, 07:50 PM
 
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This is a stupid comparison. You are comparing one real building with two fantasy buildings.

One World Trade Center (what you, for some reason, are still calling Freedom Tower) is u/c and well on its way to completion.

The other two projects are just proposals by minor developers, and have no chance of occuring, ever.
the developers that designed the commerce center aren't minor; they made the international commerce center in shanghai. and the only reason they haven't started on it is because you need a major lease signed to a building before construction, once that happens it's all systems go. i say build it!
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Old 05-26-2010, 08:16 PM
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Location: Gotham
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NYC has so many more cooler under construction buildings than Chicago. Taller too!

This supertall is also under construction in NYC:

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Old 05-28-2010, 07:04 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Really hard choice between 1 Wtc and the Spire, but I'll go with 1 Wtc. I like the base of ACC, and I like the idea for the top, but theres something off with it that makes me not like it.
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Old 05-28-2010, 08:32 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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Its going to be cool to see all of these new modern designed buildings in such historic skylines giving it a unique mix.
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Old 05-28-2010, 11:13 PM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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I just think it's positioning in the city is lovely.
Wow, Chicago is about to get its own Erotic Gherkin!
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Old 05-28-2010, 11:15 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Wow, Chicago is about to get its own Erotic Gherkin!
Lol, I'm fine with that. As long as we get it...
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Old 01-15-2011, 07:13 PM
 
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What happened to the Spire and ACC

I've never noticed how big the freedom tower is now wow



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Old 01-15-2011, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Why is everyone still calling it the Freedom Tower? Its called One World Trade Center.
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Old 01-15-2011, 08:00 PM
 
Location: moving again
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Why is everyone still calling it the Freedom Tower? Its called One World Trade Center.
Because

1. Names stick
2. Its 10x catchier/tackier than 1 WTC

Anyway, its too bad about the Spire.
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