Ground Zero Finalists Asked To Revise Designs

The two teams selected for the final round of the Ground Zero design competition have been asked to revise their design to address engineering problems at the site.

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February 14, 2003, 9:00 AM PST

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


In the two weeks since the two finalists were announced, both teams, Studio Daniel Libeskind and Think, have been asked to change their designs to make room for parking, public transit and other purposes in the "bathtub," the seven-acre hole on the western half of ground zero, beneath the spots where the twin towers stood"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Thursday, February 13, 2003 in The New York Times

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