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Winning Design for Rebuilding WTC Will be Officially Announced
Aired February 27, 2003 - 05:51 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Later this morning in New York City, the winning design for rebuilding the World Trade Center site will be officially announced.
CNN's Jason Carroll has a preview of the design by architect Daniel Libeskind.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Once World Trade Center, then a site of destruction. The time has come to rebuild. Now a decision as to what will be built where the towers once stood.
DANIEL LIBESKIND, ARCHITECT: The whole thing will not be built overnight. So how, what do we do in one year, in two years, in three years that is already a magnet for people to come from all over the world and visit it?
CARROLL: Architect Daniel Libeskind's winning design calls for constructing the world's tallest building, sky gardens, a door in the top of the spindle like structure, 1,776 feet.
LIBESKIND: We will look back at this moment 30 years from now, 100 years from now. It will be an event that has transformed the whole world. And I want people to remember it and to remember it in a way which is also very beautiful.
CARROLL: Remembering history a key part of the design. Much of the ground zero pit will be left exposed.
LIBESKIND: They want to see the real traces of events. They will not just want to see things that have been fabricated around them, which are new and spectacular.
CARROLL: Libeskind's plan was chosen over the lattice like structures designed by an architectural team called Think. Libeskind's aesthetics struck a chord.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I like the Libeskind. It's visually attractive. It looks like it uses the space better.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And the idea of maintaining the lower part of ground zero is emotionally very, very strong.
CARROLL: Libeskind's design will evolve. It could be downsized or upgraded by adding open space or office space. The memorial will change the look, as well. But the design contest for that has yet to begin.
Jason Carroll, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: We'll have much more on this in the next hour of DAYBREAK.
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Aired February 27, 2003 - 05:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Later this morning in New York City, the winning design for rebuilding the World Trade Center site will be officially announced.
CNN's Jason Carroll has a preview of the design by architect Daniel Libeskind.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Once World Trade Center, then a site of destruction. The time has come to rebuild. Now a decision as to what will be built where the towers once stood.
DANIEL LIBESKIND, ARCHITECT: The whole thing will not be built overnight. So how, what do we do in one year, in two years, in three years that is already a magnet for people to come from all over the world and visit it?
CARROLL: Architect Daniel Libeskind's winning design calls for constructing the world's tallest building, sky gardens, a door in the top of the spindle like structure, 1,776 feet.
LIBESKIND: We will look back at this moment 30 years from now, 100 years from now. It will be an event that has transformed the whole world. And I want people to remember it and to remember it in a way which is also very beautiful.
CARROLL: Remembering history a key part of the design. Much of the ground zero pit will be left exposed.
LIBESKIND: They want to see the real traces of events. They will not just want to see things that have been fabricated around them, which are new and spectacular.
CARROLL: Libeskind's plan was chosen over the lattice like structures designed by an architectural team called Think. Libeskind's aesthetics struck a chord.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I like the Libeskind. It's visually attractive. It looks like it uses the space better.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And the idea of maintaining the lower part of ground zero is emotionally very, very strong.
CARROLL: Libeskind's design will evolve. It could be downsized or upgraded by adding open space or office space. The memorial will change the look, as well. But the design contest for that has yet to begin.
Jason Carroll, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: We'll have much more on this in the next hour of DAYBREAK.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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