{"id":239,"date":"2017-02-11T02:27:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T02:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=239"},"modified":"2017-03-22T03:41:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T03:41:32","slug":"world-trade-center-transportation-hub-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/11\/world-trade-center-transportation-hub-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"World Trade Center Transportation Hub &#8211; New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calatrava&#8217;s\u00a0 sculptural project form is achieved through the modulated repetition of structural steel ribs, which unify the complex composition. Between the ribs, glass allows natural light that flood the facility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-240\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5091-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5091-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5091-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5091-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5091-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The arched, elliptical structure &#8211; the Oculus &#8211; is approximately 350\u2019 long, 115\u2019 across at its widest point and rises to a height 96\u2019 above grade at its apex. The structural steel ribs that form the Oculus extend upward, like outspread wings, to form a pair of canopies that rise to a maximum height of 168\u2019 above grade.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-241\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6236-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6236-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6236-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6236-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 85vw, 289px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-243\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5108-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5108-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5108-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5108-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5108.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 85vw, 293px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-242\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6254-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6254-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6254-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6254-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6254-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Calatrava said that the Oculus resembles a bird being released from a child&#8217;s hand. The roof was originally designed to mechanically open to increase light and ventilation to the enclosed space. Herbert Muschamp, architecture critic of <i>The New York Times<\/i>, compared the design to the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain in Central Park.<\/p>\n<p>The design was further modified in 2008 to eliminate the opening and closing roof mechanism because of budget and space constraints.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-244\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6245-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6245-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6245-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6245-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6245-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-245\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6256-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6256-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6256-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6256-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN6256-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-246\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5121-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5121-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5121-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5121-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5121-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-247\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5142-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5142-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5142-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5142-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5142-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-250\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5204-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5204-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5204-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5204-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN5204.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 85vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calatrava&#8217;s\u00a0 sculptural project form is achieved through the modulated repetition of structural steel ribs, which unify the complex composition. 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