 Ground Zero Healing: New! Improved! Misty! Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero - the two square pools in the footprints of the Twin Towers - will produce a rising mist when conditions are right, especially cool mornings, memorial architect Michael Arad said at a Whitney Museum reception the other night. The party was hosted by Leonard Lauder and Howard Rubenstein to show off the new exhibition, "Full House: Views of the Whitney Collection At 75." Arad told The Post's Lois Weiss that his design is still evolving.Because nothing says [ineffable] like rising mist. · Misty Mourning [New York Post] Reader Comments (1 extant) 1. Oddly enough that project was designed by people in Chicago SOM who are way too oblivious to be aware of architecture..just dumb luck i guess. By SOM at August 3, 2006 6:58 PMAll set here? Continue enjoying The Gutter... « Diana Bianchi: New Face of Architectural Temptation | Home | Gutterland Police Blotter: SOM Robs Self, Everybody » Back to top |
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Our boy Mikey's got a tough job. Channeling the grief of thousands. Giving architecture meaning. Building something at Ground Zero. Which is why we were thrilled—but hardly surprised—to discover the latest kicker to his memorial wading pools.