tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post111653587438328211..comments2024-03-12T02:05:09.919-07:00Comments on Matt Bucher, Editor: Rebuild the World Trade Centermattbucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367974601659173269noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post-1116617525512887142005-05-20T12:32:00.000-07:002005-05-20T12:32:00.000-07:00Big but ugly. That's the other problem. Not that I...Big but ugly. That's the other problem. Not that I think Liebeskind's design was all that. It was overly symbolic and too delicate. But surely a real competition could get something both interesting and practical built there.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post-1116595883656991072005-05-20T06:31:00.000-07:002005-05-20T06:31:00.000-07:00Honestly, I don't know enough about the technicali...Honestly, I don't know enough about the technicalities of large commercial buildings in NYC to say definitely yes or definitely no, but anecdotally I can say that there are very few, if any, empty skyscrapers in Manhattan.<BR/>The same scare tactic was used when the Empire State Building was being built, and for the first year or two, there were a lot of empty floors, but it quickly became one ofmattbucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367974601659173269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12370640.post-1116594049742681712005-05-20T06:00:00.000-07:002005-05-20T06:00:00.000-07:00But isn't it economically stupid, since who's goin...But isn't it economically stupid, since who's going to rent all that space?hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.com