Architects at Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the curtain wall for strength and beauty. Learn more: Curtain Wall Installation Begins at One World Trade Center
1 WTC Curtain Wall
Huge Glass Wall Panels Surround "Freedom Tower"
More than 12,000 glass panels form transparent walls at One World Trade Center. The enormous wall panels are 5 feet wide and over 13 feet tall.
Curtain wall glass gives One World Trade Center ("Freedom Tower") the illusion of transparency
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