WTC Design: Will The Vision Be Lost?

The design selected for the WTC site was not the same design the public saw. Both teams were forced to significantly revise their proposals...

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March 4, 2003, 4:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"In the [selection] process, both projects lost a great deal of conceptual clarity. The results were timid, polite versions of the original designs... At some point during this final round, however, the process seems to have reverted to politics as usual. Both teams faced often hostile public scrutiny. Both became well-versed in the skills of self-promotion. Meanwhile, they have spent endless hours adapting their designs to satisfy the concerns of city, state, development corporation and Port Authority officials. The architecture suffered."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: Compromise versus vision?

Saturday, March 1, 2003 in The Los Angeles Times

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