[Arkinsaw]

Freedom Tower is a little corny, really.

I actually liked the original design. It was designed to evoke the Statue of Liberty and serve as a reflection of it. The 1776 feet was symbolic as well. The original architect's version fit well with "Freedom Tower".

However, various constituencies jacked around with the original design and converted it to a boring building with little symbolism at all. So I am fine with them changing it to whatever.

[Bokababe]

"I actually liked the original design. It was designed to evoke the Statue of Liberty and serve as a reflection of it. The 1776 feet was symbolic as well. The original architect's version fit well with "Freedom Tower"."

Problem is that the US economy is in the toilet and the calls to "American patriotism" with the building weren't working. So the owners went a different way in order to fill it.

If it was government land, we could do whatever "we the people" wanted with it, but it's not. Instead, we are seeing capitalism in action and those with the money -- the Chinese, because we have borrowed so much from them and have huge trade deficits with them -- get to make the rules for what they want in order to inhabit the building.

Do I like it? Of course not! But it is what it is.