New York

New Ground Zero Plans

On a recent visit to New York City I was able to visit the site, which is now named Ground Zero were the two twin towers ( The World Trade Center) fell. Architect David M. Childs is the lead designer in the plans for the site, which include 7 towers, a memorial museum, and two granite slabs marking the original location of the fallen towers. the new plans suggest a much bigger complex then the previous to towers as well as no real connection as far as the designs of the building go with the original towers. While the building (as seen in the first picture) are really beautiful and very interestingly designed they mimic other surround buildings in the New York skyline with the repititous mirror facade and over whelming size. Overall the 7 towers don't seem like a logical solution for what where once the tallest and most recognizable building of new york. 

With that being said, besides the towers i think the memorial museum and what will be a water fall leading into the underground garages surrounding the memorial slabs, is really beautiful. The juxtapositon of man-madeness and the natural feel of the waterfall with a forest of trees reminds me a lot of Frank Loyd Wrights style of architecture especially in relationship to his most famous house "Falling Waters". The feeling with the partial glass facade on the museum gives the illusion of being outside while inside.  In a lot of Frank Loyd Wrights work he try's to create around the space he is creating in which is reflected in the way Child's in creating around the two original slabs where the towers stood.