WTC: Looking For More Architects And Planners

The process for designing the World Trade Center redevelopment will broaden to include smaller design firms and foreign teams

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August 1, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Many such groups were excluded from consideration for the first design contract because of their relative lack of experience working on big projects in New York. For instance, the firms were required to have 10 years of urban planning experience and to have worked on at least three $100 million projects.Officials involved in the rebuilding effort...noted that the criticism of the first site plans had apparently persuaded several city and state officials to overhaul the design effort to win public support for the process and the plans for the site."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Officials Seek More Designers for Downtown

Wednesday, July 31, 2002 in The New York Times

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