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An Urban Forest Landscape for Twin Towers Site01-15-04 | News
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An Urban Forest Landscape for Twin Towers Site


The new design rendering shows the steps from Liberty Street to the memorial grounds.

It?EUR??,,????'???s called "Reflecting Absence," a design of two cascading pools 30 feet below street level in the ?EUR??,,????'??footprints?EUR??,,????'?? of the Twin Towers. However, the final design elements for the surrounding area were not yet decided.

Eight finalists for the final design were announced in November 2003, Michael Arad among them, a rather anonymous architect working for the New York City Housing Authority.

When Arad?EUR??,,????'???s design was selected, landscape architect Peter Walker teamed with him. Arad envisioned a stark landscape for the area around the pools, but Walker?EUR??,,????'???s influence clearly redirected nature into the plans.

The new design was unveiled at a Jan. 14 press conference: a forest landscape to surround the pools.

The design principles, including landscape architect Peter Walker, spoke about the updated plan on NBC?EUR??,,????'???s ?EUR??,,????'??Today Show?EUR??,,????'?? the morning of Jan. 14.

Daniel Libeskind is the overall project architect. The jury directed Libeskind to make room for two museum buildings. A compromise was reached: the museum and interpretive center, which will display artifacts from the towers, will go underground; a second museum will be above ground on the site?EUR??,,????'???s northeast corner.

The names of the 9/11 victims will be displayed on low walls around the two pools.


Landscape architect Peter Walker spoke about the updated plan on NBC's "Today Show," Jan. 14, 2004.
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