"The Lower Manhattan Development Corp., which oversees the rebuilding, says the tower will rise 1,776 feet, culminating in a spire and evoking the Statue of Liberty."
Um, the statue of liberty is still standing, we need something that evokes the twin towers. This doesn't.
"But Childs succeeded in including a lattice structure filled with energy-generating windmills at the top of the building and suspension cables resembling the Brooklyn Bridge. Childs was appointed lead architect of the project by leaseholder Larry Silverstein.
The tower will be "not only beautiful but an opportunity" to make statement about the environment, Childs told "Today".
WTF? My hope for the future is fading fast.
"The tower would include 70 stories of office space and a 276-foot spire and would be topped by broadcast antennas. The 71st and 72nd levels would contain restaurants and the 73rd level would be a viewing floor."
We had two 110 story buildings, now we'll have one 73 story building. Oh yes, that sounds like real progress.
Lee, (And some say that France is in trouble.)
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If you can call that monstrosity a building.