Architectural Symbolism: A Bad Idea?

San Francisco was intentionally built on an earthquake fault. The symbolism of the place more important than the danger.

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September 27, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Now that the towers are gone, failing to rebuild them would "give the terrorists what they wanted." And if we want to use the reconstruction of San Francisco as a history lesson in the virtues of reclaiming damaged land, it seems like the right decision. Even though we San Franciscans know we are crazy, living astride a fault line as deep and volatile as the San Andreas, San Francisco wouldn't be San Francisco if it were not precisely here, perched on a 50-square-mile swath of roller-coaster terrain between blustering bay and ocean."

Thanks to Design Architecture

Read the full story: Architectural Symbolism Begs Examination

Tuesday, September 25, 2001 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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