Associated with the World Trade Center complex only by name, 7 WTC aspires to be a fresh image representing new growth. This 52-story Manhattan tower looks to historic SOM predecessors as a model of simple form and functional representation, but moves beyond these precedents through contemporary building enhancements that have created a new model for life safety and sustainable design.

Project Facts

Completion Year: 2006
Site Area: 1.26 acres
Project Area: 1,681,115 ft²
Building Height: 741 ft
Number of Stories: 52

Project Awards

2007 • Illuminating Engineering Society of North America • International Illumination Design Award: Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting, Award of Distinction
2007 • Illuminating Engineering Society of North America - New York Section • Lumen Award of Excellence
2007 • MIPIM • Special Jury Award
2007 • Society for Environmental Graphic Design • Innovation in Environmental Graphics and Wayfinding
2006 • AIA - New York City Chapter • Design Award: Architecture
2006 • AIA - New York State • Design Award: Citation
2006 • Chicago Athenaeum • American Architecture Award
2006 • New York Construction • Award of Merit
2006 • Slag Cement Association • Best Use of Slag Cement for Strength
2005 • Municipal Art Society of New York • MASterwork Award: Best New Building