Architect Designs Map Of Ground Zero

Architects, designers, researchers, and students have created a map of the area around the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers in New York.

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January 3, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"[Laura] Kurgan...designed the map, 'Around Ground Zero,' to help visitors explore a zone that defies easy access...Along with streets and public transportation routes, the 18-by-24-inch folding map shows the locations of unobstructed sightlines, impromptu memorials and the viewing platform that opened on Saturday, as well as a suggested walking path around the site. Colored stars indicate building condition, from moderate damage to total collapse. The flip side has an aerial photograph of the site taken Sept. 23."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: History's Rough Draft in a Map of Ground Zero

Thursday, January 3, 2002 in The New York Times

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