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  • WTC Beacon System (with partial mirrors) – Shop Test

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  • WTC Beacon test – April 15, 2013

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  • WTC Beacon test – April 15, 2013

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  • Beacon in Last Section of Spire Installation

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  • WTC Beacon Test – June 28, 2013 (skyline view)

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  • WTC Beacon Test with uplighting – July 01, 2013

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Architect:   Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Systems Integration:   Barbizon Lighting

Lighting Design:   Claude R. Engle

Contractor(s):    J.R. Clancy Inc., Strong Lighting & Five Star Electric Corporation.

TDK’s collaboration with J.R. Clancy Inc. began in 2008 for the design and build of a beacon for the last section of the spire topping One World Trade Center, NYC,  just after the rigging-system specialists were hired to create the sky-high lantern. The design combines fixed light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with a rotating mirror system to create moving beams of light. They shine out on two sides, cycling at a pace of one revolution per minute.