From the article: World Trade Center Reconstruction Timeline
After many years of planning, New York City is rebuilding on the World Trade Center site that was destroyed by terrorists on September 11, 2001. Even though construction is well underway, some critics question the building designs and dispute the master plan. What's your vision? Should New York build new Twin Towers, just like the ones that were destroyed? Should the City implement plans designed by top-name architects? Or, should parks and green spaces take the place of towering office buildings?
Twin Towers
- I think that the buildings shouldn't be so high - Height isn't necessary for me. A place with green space is more useful.
- —Guest
A more enlightened idea...
- The twin towers were outstanding buildings which drew a group of some of the best brains of the country. What America lost in brainpower can hardly be imagined. Don't let the best all congregate in one place again, they can still be in touch with the web and skype. People adore green spaces more than they adore skyscrapers. Don't just plant trees, create an indigenous space which will attract the bird and insect and small mammal life of 300 years ago. This will do more for the soul of America than hands full of money and could be the start of a movement towards reinstating nature as she was. I promise this will resonate with your deepest sense of how life ought to be. And it will spawn businesses countrywide. Not only that, regreening the planet gives international opportunities to local businesses. Just try it.
- —Guest Wendy Bowman
A bad idea
- The only reason the body count at the WTC attack was so much lower than the first estimates is that the buildings were (thankfully) not fully occupied. Not rented and not rentable -- then, pre-depression, pre-attack. There is NO chance that all that target office space will rent now, and if this building goes up, a neighborhood previously, pre-attack, gloomy and depressing, will be reconstructed even more so, even less integrated with the surrounding city. While I agree the transport center is a good idea, the rest of the space should be used for mixed income housing and a green memorial park. Lower Manhattan does not need any more office towers.
- —silkysullivan
Full Steam Ahead!
- The news media has put way too much focus on the construction delays. Artistic conflicts and funding issues are an expected part of any major project, and it's truly amazing how much the World Trade Center planners have accomplished. Remember where we started!
- —Guest ArchiGuy
Why So Many Offices?
- They'll never be able to rent out all the office space in those skyscrapers. The World Trade Center will seem desolate, especially after work hours. I think the new buildings should include apartments and condos. The World Trade Center complex will feel more vibrant if people actually live there.
- —Guest Janice
Rebuild the Twin Towers!
- The designers should restore the old Twin Tower buildings, exactly the way they were before. That's what the survivors and the families of victims want. See this site: http://www.wtc2011.com
- —Guest Pete R.
