I don't know if my reaction qualifies as fury, but certainly as pure unadulterated contempt. The only question I have is whether the Muslim iconography is accidental. That is, whether the designers actually had that in mind when they proposed it, or whether it was someone else who noticed the patently self-evident..
Legally speaking, it is a well-known symbol, and so the effects of the use of the symbol must be considered whether accidental or not. That is, the user must know the use of symbols at his own peril. Ignorance is no excuse.
from my passing familiarity with modern architectuarl schools of thought, I'd say their ingrained contempt for American mores and their pathological celebration of "shocking the sheep" almost guarantees that the use of the star-and-crescent design is a DELIBERATE slap in the face.
A quick trip to Paul Murdock Architects website will give you a flavor of the artistic pretensions and arrogance of this jerk. That plus lots of prominent references to lefty buss-words such as "sustainable development", "ecological urban planning", "environmentally responsible architecture that is humane and soulful", "A primary task of this generation is to create new patterns of development that sustain human habitation on this planet", "mitigating pressures of urbanity with the need to heal the natural environment", "we aspire to emotionally affect and uplift our lives through poetry and beauty."
Don't for a minute think that this guy doesn't look at 9/11 as a great work of art that he yearns to honor it with his own contribution. No doubt he feels certain that all of us artistically unwashed are too stupid to understand what he is doing.