New York Times architecture critic Herbert Muschamp
offers his opinion on a meeting of scholars and historians on the future of the World Trade Center site. He applauds the chance offered by the National Historic Preservation Act to give preservationists a chance to voice their opinions, and to minimize the input of politicians, investors and their public relations people.
New York Times architecture critic Herbert Muschamp
offers his opinion on a meeting of scholars and historians on the future of the World Trade Center site. He applauds the chance offered by the National Historic Preservation Act to give preservationists a chance to voice their opinions, and to minimize the input of politicians, investors and their public relations people.Independent scholars (National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 review–requiring evaluation before federal money can be used for rebuilding)will meet today for the first time in recent history on an urban issue. Their last meeting was in 1978, when the Supreme Court ruled to preserve Grand Central Terminal. Here’s the whole analysis from today’s New York Times:
read it here
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