Although a design for ground zero has been chosen, there is still plenty to argue about.
"Doctoroff and the other city and state officials involved in choosing Libeskind's entry must still sort out a deep philosophical divide. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the site's owner, and Larry Silverstein, who leased the twin towers and claims the right to rebuild, see Libeskind's work as a "land-use plan" that delineates spaces for commercial, memorial, and transportation uses. In this view, the developers will select their own architects and building designs. Asked if he was comfortable with Libeskind's approach to a memorial, one rebuilding official said, 'Absolutely not. It's a big hole. It's a pit. It will never be built that way.' The source termed Libeskind's angular renditions of office buildings 'nonsense.' A second source involved in the process says, 'Libeskind has never designed a high-rise office building. This wouldn't be a good first one to do.'"
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