2 YEARS OF WTC PLANS LIE IN RUINS AS PATAKI ORDERS A NEW TOWER

From the NY Post (via Drudge):


It's back to the drawing board for the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero.
Gov. Pataki yesterday ordered up a complete redesign of the planned signature skyscraper in the wake of Police Department warnings about security risks.
The move is a major reversal of Pataki's promise to move rapidly to restore lower Manhattan's skyline with an "iconic" post-9/11 tower that would be the world's tallest building and a symbol of liberty.
Officials familiar with the decision say a new design by architect David Childs is expected within several weeks and will include a building that will rise 1,776 feet, like the original proposal from April 2003, but otherwise will "look a lot different."


Let's hope it looks different.


Pataki said the new design would remain consistent with architect Daniel Libeskind's master plan for the World Trade Center site.


Take a look at Mr. Libeskind's monstrosities here.
All the bloggers in the world blogging for a thousand years without pause could not even begin to expose all that is wrong with architecture today.