The New York Times implies that Daniel Liebeskind's personality will need to drive the project to achieve the emotional connection initially proposed. This recognizes that there has not been a forceful personality in the city's ultimate plan since loved-and-hated but undeniably powerful Robert Moses, whose vision shaped the city for better and worse in the 5-s and 60s. Robert Caro's book about Moses, Power Broker. Among his infamous decisions, shepherding Lincoln Center, legacy of traffic congestion, battling Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi over a playground in Central Park, and further driving the wedge between the minority working class and middle class. The question, then, is how will Daniel Liebeskind gain power - a continuation of his public relations effort to get him the WTC assignment that radiates into reaching every man and woman in the city? more ›

Daniel Liebeskind's design was chosen. Previous Gothamist coverage. more ›

We've written about Daniel Liebeskind before, so now it's time to get to know Rafael Vinoly, the architect of the other WTC redesign plan. The L.A. Times profiles him and his work. This photo is of the Tokyo International Forum which he designed in 1989 and finally opened in 1997. More on the WTC redesign process.
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