Freedom Tower is a Failure
From what I’ve read about the redesign of the Freedom Tower in New York City it sounds like a 1776-foot tall bunker.
There are some notable changes in the design by architect David Childs, who planned the original structure: The lobby sits inside the base, a 200-foot-tall pedestal, sheathed in concrete, steel, titanium and other blast-resistant metals. And the building’s perimeter has been shrunk to 200 feet, mirroring the size of each of the original twin towers.
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Childs said the tower’s life-safety systems — including sprinklers, elevators, stairwells and communications equipment — would be protected by a 3-foot-thick wall of reinforced concrete, clad in a shimmering metal curtain that will afford additional blast protection.
My how…secure. Nice message to send to America’s enemies: You knock down our buildings and we’ll replace them with something tall we can hide in.
Visually the surface reminds me of the narrow, almost pinstripe lines of the Twin Towers. I never liked those. The protrusion at the top looks like something from a Soviet Social Realism painting. It’s tall, stands out, and is iconic but not in a good way. This is San Francisco’s Transamerica Building but without the grace. Modern architecture fails again.
“Tower Design Tweaked for Security”
The US has chosen a building that, as the site says, is a failure. this building is absolutely horrible. No matter how many modifications it receives, the freedom tower will NEVER get what the twin towers had-pride in nyc. Just looking at it makes me think…”what on earth is this pile of crap they call a freedom tower? If I worked there, I would always long to see something more fabulous, and nothing gets more fabulous than the twin towers.” Everyone loved them. It’s so sad to see movies filmed in New York City prior to September 11th because you see the towers in almost each film being shown and it’s heart-wrenching. If the freedom tower had as much support as rebuilding the towers did, most likely I would still have written this to voice my opinion. However, I wouldn’t have at least 50 websites and thousands of supporters to bond with on this situation. It’s just that no one is speaking out, and I feel so helpless since I am not even yet 18. Some may say that I should not even getting into this politic mess, which is exactly what this is. POLITICS! But I am; one can never be too old to understand that Ground Zero’s current plans have nothing to do with what the people want, but rather only the amount of money in the wallets of those in charge of rebulding. Yes, I said it, and since I am an American citizen I have the freedom of speech, and who ever said the truth never hurt? It is time that us Americans BOND together, and rebuild what was so insolentlessly taken away from us. Dont build a tower called “freedom” when we all know good and well that tower does not represent freedom at all. If we wanted to proudly display it, then build another statue of freedom in the water. Dont, however, build a tower on sacred grounds not worthy of even getting close to measuring up to what the towers meant and were to people- strong, bold, powerful, and absolutely superb buildings in new york city. Thank you, and for whoever reading this, many people feel the same. Either they dont have the time to get involved and voice their opinions and will always look up in to NYC’s skyline and frown, or they do and are represent through an immense amount of websites. LISTEN TO ME! REBUILD THE TOWERS ALREADY FOR CRYING OUT CORNFLAKES.