New York's Freedom Tower fails to live up to its lofty name: "'Never in my most pessimistic imaginings could I have anticipated what we are now being shown: a beautiful tower rising above a solid concrete base with no windows,' wrote Jeff Speck, design director at the National Endowment for the Arts, in an open letter that he stresses is not an official position of the agency.
Bemoaning 'how far from reason the security mandate has taken us,' Speck asked 'what it says about our nation to produce a 'Freedom Tower' hiding behind 20 stories of solid concrete. Better to build nothing than such an alienating monument to surrender.' "
Thursday, July 07, 2005
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