Freedom Tower

[underpants]

This is an undated artist's rendering of the Freedom Tower plan for the World Trade Center site. The design is a collaboration between Daniel Libeskind, who submitted the winning plan for redevelopment, and David Childs, the chief architect for leaseholder Larry Silverstein. The proposed tower will be topped by broadcast antennas and environmentally friendly windmills, people familiar with the latest plans for the building said Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003. (AP Photo/The New York Times)

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

1. It looks like a cigarette with two swirled filters maybe ?!?!?!

[underpants]

3. Maybe they can sell sponsorship to Phillip Morris

I am not sure what it looks like though you suggestion was not the first thing that came to my mind.

I don't get or see the windmill thing.

ON EDIT-don't

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

6. Don't mind whatever I post

I was born not to make sense :hi:

see I bet that did not make any sense ...

[Robb]

2. It kinda looks like

it really, really has to go to the bathroom.

[underpants]

4. Yes yes it does

Okay that is three different takes on it.

I sure hope they don't get the ' and " thing mixed up. I'd hate for it to be in danger of being trampled by dwarves.

[Aristus]

5. Looks like the old Twin Towers in the Lotus position.

Or is that just my dirty mind?

[philosophie_en_rose]

7. When a mommy and a daddy cigarette really love each other...

They make a tacky-looking memorial like that.

Plus, if you look at the top, there is clearly a cross. :shrug:

[underpants]

8. Good eye

I missed that. Yes at least in this version there is.

[noonwitch]

9. Why can't they just make a memorial park in the spot?

"Freedom Tower"-what a stupid name, it's making me think of "freedom fries". They couldn't come up with anything better? I guess I should be thankful they're not calling it the "Patriot Tower".

[underpants]

12. A Park in the city?

What a novel idea.

I think we all tend to forget that people from what 60 different countries lost their lives that day. This is not OUR tragedy it's the world's, which is why everyone was so willing to help us out....was.

[TXlib]

10. Why can't they just call it the "French Tower", ferchissake?!

[supernova]

11. What a dumb design

It's not even remotely asthetically pleasing. It looks like any other sterile, glass office building, circa 1974.

Whatever happened with the memorial garden-type renderings someone posted here a couple of months ago? This thing doesn't fit with any of those either.

[underpants]

13. The 5 finalists were rejected by the families

Pretty quickly too. If I remember correctly they were unveiled and by the time I got home they were already rejected.

[supernova]

14. So they prefer this?

The families I mean. :shrug:

[underpants]

16. I guess

I dunno

[brainshrub]

15. I like it.

It looks like the two building are hugging.