\u201cThe completion of the World Trade Center will finally restore the majestic skyline of Manhattan \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
As a blockbuster collaboration between a massive, multinational news corporation and the building’s new architect \u2014 Bjarke Ingels, arguably the master storyteller<\/a> of his profession \u2014 it should come as no surprise that the video for this week\u2019s big reveal, of 2 World Trade Center<\/a>, is a hybrid of digital media and pure architectural theater.<\/p>\n Squint\/Opera\u2019s epic trailer sees the founder of BIG take to the stage, enthusing in typically dynamic fashion about the design of the fourth and final skyscraper to rise from Daniel Libeskind\u2019s Ground Zero master plan. It’s hard to deny that Bjarke weaves a rich and compelling narrative, fitting for the significance of both the site and the city that surrounds it. Upon its completion, the 80-story, 1,340-foot-high building will fill the final void in the commercial heart of downtown Manhattan, 20 years on from the tragic destruction of the original twin towers.<\/p>\n