Closer look: LERA-engineered 4 World Trade Center in NYC, a 2017 IDEAS2 National Steel Design winner

“The 2.3 million-sq.ft. office skyscraper serves as a beacon for businesses returning to downtown Manhattan; 250,000 daily commuters pass through the lower levels on their way to one of 13 subway or commuter rail lines that surround the tower. More importantly, the structure pays respect to the tragic history of the grounds commemorated by the National September 11 Memorial.”

"This project has a complex structural system that is elegantly concealed," commented Chris-Annemarie Spencer, a project architect at Wheeler Kearns Architects and the architect juror in the competition. 

Members of the project team will be presented with their IDEAS2 award during a ceremony at the tower on Wednesday, August 30, at 4 p.m. 

Other winning projects from the 2017 IDEAS2 Awards include NBBJ's Samsung American HQ, the Eric Owen Moss-designed Pterodactyl Office, and the communal Lamar Station Classroom for Urban Farming.

Project credits:
Owner: Silverstein Properties, New York
Architects: Maki & Associates, Tokyo; Adamson Associates, New York
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates, New York
General Contractor: Tishman Construction Corp., New York
Steel Fabricators: MRP, LLC, South Plainfield, N.J. (AISC member / AISC certified); Banker Steel Co., LLC, Lynchburg, Va. (AISC member / AISC certified); Littell Steel Co., New Brighton, Penn. (AISC member / AISC certified); Metro Iron Corp., Amityville, N.Y. (AISC member)
Steel Detailer: Automated Steel Detailing Associates, Ltd., Toronto (AISC member)