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Your Proposals For The World Trade Center

For anyone who dislikes the WTC reconstruction, you can submit your proposal to CNN. The choices are dizzying, with more arriving each day.

December 31, 2002 - CNN

Artificial Urbanity: Main Street Retail

Main street retail is the newest real estate trend. But sometimes reality "falls laughably short of the hype," writes John King.

December 30, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Main Street Retail Can Work In Suburbs

Main street retail can work well in the suburbs -- when the project draws on its surroundings.

December 30, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Paying For New Urbanism

A mixed-use development in San Jose showcases the challenges of financing New Urbanism-inspired projects.

December 27, 2002 - The New York Times

Giuliani Pans Second Set Of WTC Designs

Former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani pans the second set of designs for the World Trade Center.

December 26, 2002 - New York Post

Elevated Rail LineTo Be Converted Into Park

Instead of tearing down a piece of industrial history, one group convinced the city to turn an elevated rail line into a neighborhood amenity that will serve as a catalyst for economic redevelopment.

December 24, 2002 - The New York Times

Kuntsler Critiques New WTC Reconstruction Proposals

The latest round of World Trade Center reconstruction designs heighten fear and anxiety.

December 23, 2002 - Planetizen

WTC: One Plan Is Superior

Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin argues that Libeskind's plan for the former World Trade Center is superior to the others.

December 23, 2002 - The Chicago Tribune

An Ancient Language For A Ground Zero Memorial

Great architecture throughout the ages has connected with the universe. Architecture in the modern era has forgotten this connection.

December 23, 2002 - The New York Times

Don't Separate Planning From Architecture

A separate competition to design a memorial at Ground Zero is not required, argues architecture critic Herbert Muschamp. We've got 'memorial fatigue' he says, and it's all Maya Lin's fault.

December 23, 2002 - The New York Times

New Trends In Mega Churches

A new trend in church construction is to design buildings in hopes of attracting people who may not think of entering a traditional buildings with a high steeples.

December 22, 2002 - Star Tribune

WTC: Iconic - Bold - Inspiring

The Christian Science Monitor's coverage of the new WTC designs is decidely positive.

December 22, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

WTC Designs: Blight On New York

A New York Post columnist calls the new designs for the World Trade Center site "unparalleled ugliness."

December 21, 2002 - New York Post

THINK: Three Designs, One Philosophy

The story of how the THINK team, led by world-renowned architect Rafael Vinoly, met the challenge of designing a vision for the future of Ground Zero

December 21, 2002 - The New York Times

Debate Over Public Access In WTC Designs

New York has a dismal record of making 'private' public spaces accessible. The new WTC designs would also make public spaces difficult to access.

December 21, 2002 - The Boston Globe

The Return Of The Civic Square

From San Francisco to Vienna, squares are rebounding to become centers of civic life once more.

December 21, 2002 - Project For Public Spaces

WTC: Architects Are Disconnected From Reality

If the first WTC design process was hijacked by the Port Authority, this process has been hijacked by architects.

December 20, 2002 - The New York Sun

WTC Designs: What Were They Thinking?

From a commercial standpoint, the WTC proposals look doomed. The public has been hoodwinked.

December 20, 2002 - New York Post

Thinking Big: New WTC Designs Are Inspiring, Audacious

The new design proposals for rebuilding Ground Zero are exciting, contentious, dynamic, imaginative, inspiring, and audacious.

December 20, 2002 - The Washington Post

WTC: Are The New Designs Practical?

The new design proposals developed by prominent architects and artists are bold but are they practical? In a city hit hard by terrorism, are these designs safe?

December 20, 2002 - The Washington Post

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