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That building your mentioning is nice in how they incorporated a memorial of the victims into the building, making it a "living memorial". It seems just alittle odd. But I suppose it could have the potential of being a famous landmark because of it's unusual shape like the Eiffel tower or the famous arched opera house in the harbor of Sidney, Australia if it were to be built.

The site you listed had some very very nice pictures of it within the NY skyline with night and day views, even a view from the harbor. I cannot post those interactive pictures, but I can provide the link. The PHEONIXI Building is sure worth a look. Just move your mouse over the small pictures.

Thanks for the link, but a big "no thanks" to the creator of Phoenixi. There's too much MASS and the shape is utterly alien to Manhattan. Particularly Lower Manhattan. Again, there is no regard whatsoever for the surrounding area, or the distinctive 'look' of the city. It does not belong here. It belongs in some growing city whose downtown is in a state of flux and can accomodate something as mock-futuristic as this.

Just another architect's massive ego-trip, dropped like a gigantic anvil on the tip of the island. A blight to the senses.