Conflict And Culture At Ground Zero

Designs for a cultural center at the site of World Trade Center in New York City are being treated with wariness.

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May 24, 2005, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"It is perhaps understandable that the new designs for a cultural center at the former World Trade Center site are being treated with some wariness...the proposal for a dual-museum complex unveiled last Thursday by the respected Norwegian architectural firm Snohetta looks promising in almost every way...The hard part will be leaving the museum's purpose indeterminate enough to allow visitors to let their own imaginations and emotions shape their experience while making it determinate enough to gratify all the parties that have been interpreting Sept. 11, 2001, in their own terms."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Culture for Ground Zero

Monday, May 23, 2005 in The New York Times

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