the new WTC

Slide Show of design proposal, Libeskind Design Team at Lower Manhattan Development Corporation site

Libeskind Slide Show

Daniel Libeskind

"Aerial view" of design

Aerial view

the Libeskind design
Every September 11, between the times of the first tower attack and the second, the 'sun will shine without shadow' -- into the park.

I love this! The Mayans did it, the Egyptians did it, and now we at last will have a monument which is 'tuned in' to the sun and calendar.

On the other side, who will want to work in these tall towers?

Seattle friend (Jeanne deSeattle)

Nice pick I think it seems appropriate and I hope it will be up next time I visit NYC. I have not been since 9/11 but can barely tolerate the image of the Manhatten skyline empty of the towers.

I don't like it.

It looks too modern for the site and its too tall.

I still like my 4-corners idea. Where there would have been 4 60-70 story towers located at the four compass points and a plaza.

I feel offended that a German Architect is getting the prestigious job of designinging a replacement for the trade center.
This is a country who won't back our position in the Middle East; so it is outrageous to be giving "one of theirs" a high paying job of this scope...particularly one that we all have to look at.
I'm a New Yorker; I want this thing to be designed and built by a New Yorker; preferably by someone who was there on 9/11; and with the full input of the New york fire Dept.....they're the ones that will be answering the calls.

Although this was not my first choice, now that I look at it again, I think that it will work well.

colorific- If you check the links that were provided, you will find that the architect is not German, but a naturalized American citizen of Polish descent.

And I believe a New Yorker, too.

Jeanne, I agree about the whole "Wedge of light" idea. I've read a lot about the dichotomies inherent in this building -- memorial/ looking to the future, etc. -- and the futuristic design combined with an ancient feature (sun-oriented design) really encapsulates that beautifully.

I hadn't noticed until I saw the slideshow how the tallest tower echoes the form of the Statue of Liberty. Nice.

It looks so EXPENSIVE, though. When will this happen?

OK, looks like we're all a little right:



http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/2003/022703/feature3.html

So he currently lives in Germany, not in New York, but he has.

Charlie Rose, on his nightly PBS talk show (Charlie Rose) has had several guests in the last week discussing Libeskind's design. He had the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. people on last week, Libeskind on Friday, and last night had two reporters who cover architecture in New York. The website has the old shows archived (just the audio) and they are interesting shows. These recent shows haven't reached the Archives page yet, but will soon, if you are interested.

Apparently the second place design, with two huge latticed towers, would have cost a fortune, and that was a consideration in picking Libeskind's. I preferred it, it was stunning.

http://www.charlierose.com/archives/archive.shtm

March 3
New York Times journalists Herbert Muschamp and Edward Wyatt talk with Charlie Rose about the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.'s selection of architect Daniel Libeskind's design for the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.

February 27
Real estate developer Larry Silverstein , who leased the World Trade Center for $3.2 billion six weeks before it was destroyed, talks with Charlie Rose about his interest in the property, the Sept. 11 attacks and his lawsuit against 20 insurance companies led by Swiss Reinsurance Co. over his losses.