There's so much chatter today about new something or others planned for Ground Zero. Yes, it is passing strange that Lord Foster's design should so closely mimic the idiot blanks of Danny's master plan and not his own spire circa 2003. Yes, Richard Rogers' busybee trusselated mass should be aborted post haste. Sure, Fumihiko Maki's tower is a straight rip of that triangular thing at 53rd and Lex that is already a sad homage to its noble Midtown neighbor, Citicorp. But the real action, as ever, is elsewhere. Designer Kevin Wallace has seen the future, above, and, pursuant to the unimpeachable logic below, it is his.

As the plans for Ground Zero have unraveled over the past five years and the site has become universally regarded as a moral, economic, and artistic failure, the ultimate fate of the site still remains uncertain on this fifth anniversary of September 11th. Considering that a new governor will be elected in two months and the current financing scheme is in serious question, a bold new vision for the City is not only a desirable prospect, but it is a highly plausible one given the merits of this fresh and elegant new vision.

Amazed New Yorkers may behold the merits themselves when the design goes on view at Gallerie Icosahedron, 27 North (sic) Moore Street, on September 9.

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