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.
I'm an artist, of sorts, sometimes.
I am certainly NOT ignorant of art and architecture.
REAL art.
REAL architecture.
I want to take this asshat out back o' the toolshed and give him a dose or two of "wood-shampoo" brain-food.
I'd never heard that. Why would such a person's design even be considered? I think I might be developing a bit of fury.. That quote is beneath contempt.