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  • Manhattan Ready to Pick Libeskind's 1,776ft. Jagged Towers [WTC Rebuild]

    02/22/2003 7:41:14 AM PST · by ewing · 168 replies · 402+ views
    UK Guardian ^ | Feburary 22, 2003 | Gary Young
    The design of one of the world's most versatile and celebrated architects Daniel Liebeskind, is expected to be chosen as the replacement for the World Trade Centre buildings, although some of the features are likely to be radically altered or left out. Both the governor of New York State, George Pataki and the city's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, prefer Liebeskind's jagged towers design to the other shortlisted proposal, a set of latticework towers designed by a rival practice, Think.Liebeskinds proposals have also gained favour with the New York Port Authority, which owns the World Trade Centre Site and the Lower Manhattan...