Yesterday the revised plans for the Freedom Tower were released. Looking much closer in design to the original Twin Towers, I gotta say I do like it. The way the sides are angled kind of reminds be of the TransAmerica building in San Francisco, so it has some additional character. Of course, it’s getting further and further from the original Statue of Liberty inspired design.

Safety concerns (and a pig-headed developer) are the biggest reasons why this is still in the drafting stage and girders and concrete have yet to be set. The base is going to be much further from the roadways, extra thick and metal clad to protect against car bombs. Now that those concerns been addressed, (which should have been done the first time around,) maybe they can actually start building it?

(Update: Some don’t like the new look so much, as Signal vs. Noise points out)

Tags: New York City

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