by Lionel Bascom — September 12th, 2008 — 1 comment
For all the scenes of cranes at work at ground zero in New York City, the site is still a giant, lifeless crater seven years after two hijacked airplanes destroyed the twin towers, according to National Public Radio and the producers of All Things Considered.
“Why is there nothing finished at this point?
Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker magazine, blames the number of stakeholders involved in the project.
“There were simply too many people with too many different interests. And nobody could really run the show. There was no real vision or leadership there,” Goldberger says.
Among those at the planning table are the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which built the World Trade Center, as well as Larry Silverstein, the private developer who leased the twin towers.
New York then-Gov. George Pataki, who was in charge on Sept. 11, 2001, also gave the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. a seat.
The new Freedom Tower project is a commercial effort that includes a memorial and some cultural facilities.
Except on paper, the project has not visibly taken shape.”
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Mr. Goldberger speaks in past tense, yet projected images and statements indicate slow progress. There appears to be an impasse in both communication and implementation of strategies. Could lack of structure lead to acquiescence?
Jeanne · September 12th, 2008 at 8:33 pm