PORTRAITS OF GRIEF

Coin operated telephoto cameras are positioned at the west edge of the Memorial Garden, where one can zoom in to computer located portraits of all the victims etched onto unpolished stainless steel panels above the Grandstands. The panels are lit perpetually via lights in the soffits from the overhanging building above. Therefore, visitors can create a personalized photo of a victim, similar to the paper/pencil rubbings done on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER

The Office Building integrates an identifiable icon for the Transportation Center, which has its main floor at street level. Pedestrian passageways and public spaces, along with subway and rail connections are to be determined. The center vertical facetted spires at the building’s center soar to the heavens, not unlike the towers of Gothic cathedrals, and commemorate the three uniformed services that lost heroes on 9/11. They have diamond shaped tips perpetually lit in RED, WHITE and BLUE and create an identity for the Transportation Center. The first five floors above the street are an atrium space, not unlike Grand Central Station; and the remaining upper floors house office occupancies.