AdamSmith Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Detailed vivisection of how it went so wrong. One World Trade Center: how New York tried to rebuild its soul When Ground Zero was finally cleared after the fall of the twin towers, New Yorkers trusted that thoughtful, ambitious urban design could make the city whole again. Why have they been so badly let down? http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/08/-sp-one-world-trade-center-new-york-rebuild-ground-zero-twin-towers ihpguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RA1 Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 Unfortunately, most of those things were going on long before the attack of 911. This simply became a branch of chicanery and political graft, although one that touches us all rather than just New Yorkers and visitors thereof. Thanks for the link. Best regards, RA1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cany10011 Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 Very well written article. Downtown NYC is booming but the transportation infrastructure like the article alludes is left wanting. I wish the Calatrava building did not undergo revisions due to budget, it would have been awesome if the "wings" of the building opened and closed like originally planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lookin Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 . . . it would have been awesome if the "wings" of the building opened and closed like originally planned. Hadn't heard that. Fascinating! According to this article, even though the wings won't move, A slender skylight that runs the length of the spine of the cathedral-like building will open each Sept. 11. Inside, visitors will see elements of the reconstructed skyline and up to the sky, itself part of the enduring iconography of Sept. 11. AdamSmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihpguy Posted September 9, 2014 Members Share Posted September 9, 2014 8 billion simoleons for a tall building and a stegosaurus. Hey, that's a fuck load of simoleons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
