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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
i'll believe it when i see them break ground
did anyone watch the Penn & Teller Bull##### episode about designing the freedom tower? it's been 5 years now and they still haven't done a damn thing except bring out revision after revision of what they should build
i'm also of the mind that they should build to the exact specs of the older buildings with saftey features in mind, and modernize the buildings to make them glean and look better than the old ones ever did. that would symbolize the fight against terrorism better than any of these stupid "freedom tower" designs (and i REALLY hate that name, it's on par with freedom fries and operation iraqi freedom)
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The problems with building as per, or similar to old specs are: who would ever want to work in what would be the biggest target to terrorists ... it will be a massive target anyway, but that would make it worse. Also, frankly the buildings were quite bland, expectations are such that any new building never mind one at ground zero are such that esthetics are far more important than they used to be.