Readers Respond To WTC Design Decision

Readers from around the world respond to the selection of the Libeskind design for Ground Zero.

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February 28, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

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

"A complex of angular towers has been officially selected as the design for the World Trade Center site in New York.Berlin-based architect Daniel Libeskind's design is centred around the excavated pit of the former World Trade Center.The plan features a 541-metre (1,776-foot) spire, topped with gardens.What do you think of the designs? Will the buildings be an appropriate replacement for the World Trade center? "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: New WTC building: What do you think?

Thursday, February 27, 2003 in BBC News

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