This is a sketch of an idea I had for a Memorial to the WTC. It seemed to me that amongst the latest proposals
No one had given much thought to the idea of reflecting on our tragic losses from that day, except for preserving
The foot prints of the buildings themselves. My proposal would incorporate the footprints and provide us with a
place of reflection that could be accessible to the public at all times. The original ground level of the WTC
would be the place for a beautiful public garden. At the location of each building there would be a four-sided
waterfall in the dimensions of the original buildings. The water would decend over glass panels that would be
supported from underground. The decending stairs would approach the edge of the falls and a look out point
and provide the visitor with a view down into the reflecting ponds at the bottom of the falls. From underground
visitors to a museum of the site could look up through the glass wall and the waterfalls to see the names of
the victims from that building etched in the glass. It seemed to me that elements to healing and recovery were
missing from the first proposals. In my design I have tried to accept the tragic events from that day while providing
a place for people to visit to come to terms with the magnitude of those events, while also implying the
trancendance from these acts in looking up to the names, past the falls and to the light. If you would like
to share this design please feel free to copy this image and send it to whomever you'd like. If you want
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