New WTC Designs Unveiled

Nine proposals developed by leading architects for rebuilding Ground Zero were presented today. (New link includes slide show of proposals)

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December 18, 2002, 9:30 AM PST

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

"Skyscrapers even taller than the 110-story World Trade Center towers, along with a variety of memorials from twin reflecting pools to a 'Park of Heroes,' were among the proposals unveiled Wednesday for rebuilding ground zero...The nine new proposals -- the second round of plans to redevelop the site where 2,800 people died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack -- take a variety of approaches to the 16-acre site in lower Manhattan." (Choose "Slideshow: Group Unveiils World Trade Center Designs" to see 24 slides of the proposals.)

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: N.Y. Group Unveils 9 Trade Center Plans

Wednesday, December 18, 2002 in Yahoo! Newswire

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