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  • Final Design Chosen for WTC site

    02/27/2003 3:04:17 AM PST · by Aquinasfan · 65 replies · 568+ views
    AP | 2/27/03 | Sara Kugler
    NEW YORK (Feb. 26) - A cluster of sloping, angular buildings with a 1,776-foot spire that would be the tallest in the world was chosen Wednesday as the blueprint to redevelop the World Trade Center site, The Associated Press has learned. Architect Daniel Libeskind's design beat a plan by an international design team known as THINK, which envisioned two 1,665-foot latticework towers straddling the footprints of the original towers, said a source familiar with the selection. An official announcement is expected Thursday. The choice of the soaring design, which pays homage to the year America declared its independence, was made...