24 Moments Jonathan Van Ness' New Netflix Series Made Me Laugh, And 16 Times It Made Me See Things Differently
102 floors.Partners of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chris Cooper and Ken Lewis, taught Jonathan about the architectural engineering process involved in skyscraper projects.
Lewis also discussed One World Trade Center being built after 9/11. By Oct. 16, 2001, the owner of the Twin Towers initiated a meeting to start planning the site's new project, saying, "It's so important that we get going on this because everybody's looking to us." One World Trade Center is 1,776 feet high, making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
Pieces of the old World Trade Center are underneath the structure and included in the building, Lewis also said.Only a construction worker who was outside the elevator was able to operate it, so Jonathan had some nerves about the ride.
During the visit to the site, he learned that on the daily, anywhere from 600 to 650 workers may be present to assist in constructing the skyscraper, which is planned to be 60 stories tall.
