The Best WTC Design: It's Not One Of The Finalists

"The primary function of the new site must be the primary function of the old" says Kai Thompson whose husband died at Ground Zero.

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February 12, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

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


"Ground Zero is my husband’s only tomb...When I try to envision the optimal future of Ground Zero, I return again and again to the challenge faced by architects: the reconciliation of form and function. Unfortunately, neither of the two teams of architects selected as finalists by rebuilding officials last week has the solution. For me, the primary function of the new site must be the primary function of the old. The World Trade Center was a thriving business center...Nothing would honor them more than a new generation of men and women going to work in an environment bustling with commerce."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 in Newsweek

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