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February 28, 2003
Economics key to winning plan for WTC site
Libeskind design prevails due to sensitivity for 9/11 victims' families, need for area's commercial development.
Argus Online
February 28, 2003
Practical Issues for Ground Zero
The decision announced yesterday to choose Daniel Libeskind's design for the World Trade Center site revolved mainly around politics, economics and engineering, people close to the selection process said.
New York Times
February 28, 2003
WTC plan: soaring spire over 'sacred ground'
Winning design thrusts a towering glass spire a symbolic 1,776 feet into the sky, higher than any other building in the world.
Christian Science Monitor
February 28, 2003
Winning WTC Design Faces Uncertain Future
Official of New York city said of the winning plan "not the definitive, concrete plan".
Washington Post
February 28, 2003
At Ground Zero, a Plan Worth Building On
The Libeskind plan has the potential to transform the 16-acre site in Lower Manhattan into something truly special.
Washington Post
February 28, 2003
Families of victims voice concerns about WTC plan
Families of victims praised Libeskind for his vision but worried that the rebuilding effort would not properly memorialize their loved ones.
Chicago Tribune
February 27, 2003
Berlin architect to rebuild WTC site
A complex of angular towers and a spire that would be among the world's tallest structures has been officially selected as the design for the World Trade Center site in New York.
BBC
February 27, 2003
Design Picked for WTC Site Tops World's Tallest Towers
A sloping, angular collection of buildings with a spire that will rise 1,776 feet and define the Lower Manhattan skyline has been chosen for the World Trade Center site.
Washington Post
February 26, 2003
Libeskind Plan Chosen for WTC Site
Architect Daniel Libeskind's design beat a plan by an international design team known as THINK, said a source familiar with the selection. An official announcement is expected Thursday.
AP via ABC News
February 26, 2003
Designers' Dreams, Tempered by Reality
As is the case with many competitions for major building projects, the steering committee will be choosing a team of architects, not a completed design.
New York Times
February 26, 2003
Daniel Libeskind: Architect at Ground Zero
From his Jewish Museum in Berlin to his proposal for the World Trade Center site, Daniel Libeskind designs buildings that reach out to history and humanity.
Smithsonia Magazine
February 26, 2003
Panel Makes Unexpected Choice for WTC Site
A key committee recommended yesterday that Lower Manhattan be rebuilt along the lines of a plan that had seemed out of favor, a proposal by the Think architectural team.
New York Times
February 26, 2003
Finalists for Ground Zero Design Pull Out the Stops
The two finalists grasped the political nature of the selection process from the start, playing straight to the public as if the citizens of New York City were the clients for the job.
New York Times
February 26, 2003
Designs for new WTC will reshape skylines beyond Manhattan
If history is any judge, even the most outlandish designs from the competition could someday be looked back on as visionary.
SF Gate
February 21, 2003
Support Builds for One Plan for Trade Center Site
State and city officials involved in choosing a design for the World Trade Center site have begun lining up in favor of a plan by Studio Daniel Libeskind.
New York Times
February 21, 2003
Plan Outlined for WTC Site Transport Hub
Officials have proposed a grand, airy transportation hub at the World Trade Center.
AP via Macon.com
February 21, 2003
Former Yale prof helps with WTC site proposal
Schwartz, an architect who once taught at Yale, is a member of the Think team, whose design is now one of two finalists for the World Trade Center site.
Yale Daily News
February 19, 2003
New Yorkers Look to the Skyline
Toshiko Mori, a panelist for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which reviewed proposals for the World Trade Center site, writes about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center area. She is Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture and chair of the Department of Architecture at the Graduate School of Design.
The Harvard Crimson
February 13, 2003
Designs Leave Blanks for 9/11 Memorial Contest to Fill
In light of the finalists' designs for memorials to victims of the attack of Sept. 11, 2001, what is left for a memorial competition?
New York Times
February 10, 2003
For WTC site, 2 good choices, but many questions remain
To be sure, questions remain about this design: Would its sunken bathtub disrupt the flow of pedestrian traffic and be a perpetually depressing reminder of the terrorist attacks for those who live and work nearby? Could Libeskind's master plan be effectively carried out by other, lesser architects?
Chicago Tribune
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