Two Plans May Be WTC Design Finalists

Two designs are reportedly finalists in the challenge to rebuild the former site of the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan, New York.

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February 5, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

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

"Both designs feature structures higher than the world's tallest tower, the Petronas towers in Malaysia, the Associated Press reported. The two firms behind the plans are Libeskind, who designed Berlin's Jewish Museum, and the international Think team, led by New York-based architects Rafael Vinoly and Frederic Swartz."

Thanks to Edmelynne Villanueva

FULL STORY: World Trade Center finalists 'chosen'

Tuesday, February 4, 2003 in BBC News

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