The Tragic Beauty Of 'The Walls'
Herbert Muschamp writes about the tragic beauty of "The Walls" -- the wreakage of the World Trade Center towers that has become a landmark.
"A piece of architecture was created in Lower Manhattan last week, and architects had nothing to do with it...Most people just call it the Walls...Clearly, the walls have become a landmark, whether or not we choose to preserve them. Even if the decision is made to remove them, they can no longer be treated as junk. This is a major piece of our own place and time.
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
Full Story:
Published on Sunday, November 11, 2001 in
Topics
- Report: No City or State in the U.S. Has Enough Housing for Low-Income Residents
- Review: The Hudson Yards Mega-Development, Open to the Public Today
- Proposed Mega-Development Would Expand Chicago's Skyline
- 3D Printing Affordable Housing at Scale
- Home Builders Aren't Building the Smaller Homes the Market Wants
- Study: Density Can Impede Growth
- It Takes a Fatality to Remove On-Street Parking
- 'Urban Luxury' Housing Skyrockets in Texas and Beyond
- Many Norms, Few Plans: Urban Rubble Clearance in the Cities of the Global South
- Concrete’s Contribution to the Rise and Decline of Civilization
- 2018 Survey: Housing Production is Up Around the U.S.
- Transit Ridership Up in San Diego
- Dallas DOT Brings New Mobility Vision to the Region
- More States Look to Expand Tenant Protections
- Santa Monica Pedestrian Mall Wants People to Hang Out
- The Case for Fourplexes in Portland
- Survey Reveals the Market Footprint of Online Grocery Services
- New Approach for the Housing Authority of New Orleans Apparent in 600 New Units
- Scrutiny of HUD Secretary Ben Carson's Schedule
- Zoning Reform Gets Another Try as Massachusetts Wrestles With Housing Crunch
