Who says that age is over?

As I stared at this image today, I couldn't help but think of a similar ancient "master plan."  The prototypes, too, were built as "memorials" to those who have passed on (though perhaps in not such a tragic way).

  

I heard someone making a speech today about terrorists awakening a sleeping giant.  Arch Record has a good issue this month, showing just how New York has risen, like a phoenix, from the ashes, into a design renaissance.  While the new WTC is nothing very exciting in terms of pure design (except for maybe the Snøhetta museum pavilion), it will be nice to see this gash disappear from the fabric of the city.

My shared memory:  I visited New York with my high school choir the year after the attacks happened.  Our tour guide stopped just before we were rounding the corner to ground zero, and all he could say was "I've taken so many groups here before, but this is the first one sinc..." and then he couldn't continue.  We walked in silence. The sadness and grief was still so palpable.  

God bless all those families who lost loved ones on this day 10 years ago.  And God bless America.