Comments on: Let's Put That Wall Back Up On Wall Street And Call It A Day http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day Seriously, this could not be more beta Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:45:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Flashman http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34474 Flashman Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:44:01 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34474 I think you're <b>absolutely</b> right, LM. Just a nice green field and <i>some</i> trees. Fuck architects, fuck developers and all these stupid, greedy people. The trite answer would be 'but then the terrorists would have <i>won</i>'. No the terrorists did win, by showing us all up to be a bunch of arrogant, venal people, all looking to exploit this tragedy to our own ends - from the bloodthirsty Cheney, Wolfowitz et al and the 'Project for a new American Century' to chancers like me, seeing this as an opportunity, a shortcut to the success we're so sure is our birthright. To be honest, I never did submit my design, after however many long long nights over many many months I spent working on it. The noble reason being that I was so disgusted by how this event had been so utterly distorted and misused by the right (and by myself) and not wanting any part of it; the realistic reason being that I knew I didn't have a chance and didn't think it worth the hundred bucks or whatever on the courier charge to NYC when almost certainly my presentation boards would just be making a brief detour to the design committee before ending up in Fresh Kills with all the other WTC detritus. It was enough for me to have done it (and sure, it's a nice addition to my portfolio). Anyway, I'm taking down that page as I'm sure that anybody who wants to see it has done so, and also I'm sure that neither Choire or Balk, and certainly not that hardass David Cho want their fine website to be used by losers like me as a vehicle for personal promotion... or in my case I'm sure, personal <i>de</i>motion. I think you're absolutely right, LM. Just a nice green field and some trees. Fuck architects, fuck developers and all these stupid, greedy people. The trite answer would be 'but then the terrorists would have won'. No the terrorists did win, by showing us all up to be a bunch of arrogant, venal people, all looking to exploit this tragedy to our own ends – from the bloodthirsty Cheney, Wolfowitz et al and the 'Project for a new American Century' to chancers like me, seeing this as an opportunity, a shortcut to the success we're so sure is our birthright.
To be honest, I never did submit my design, after however many long long nights over many many months I spent working on it. The noble reason being that I was so disgusted by how this event had been so utterly distorted and misused by the right (and by myself) and not wanting any part of it; the realistic reason being that I knew I didn't have a chance and didn't think it worth the hundred bucks or whatever on the courier charge to NYC when almost certainly my presentation boards would just be making a brief detour to the design committee before ending up in Fresh Kills with all the other WTC detritus.
It was enough for me to have done it (and sure, it's a nice addition to my portfolio).
Anyway, I'm taking down that page as I'm sure that anybody who wants to see it has done so, and also I'm sure that neither Choire or Balk, and certainly not that hardass David Cho want their fine website to be used by losers like me as a vehicle for personal promotion… or in my case I'm sure, personal demotion.

]]> By: Lionel Mandrake http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34396 Lionel Mandrake Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:08:40 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34396 I've always thought the whole site should be turned into a park, in which we should plant exactly 2,974 trees. There might not be enough space for that many trees, but you get the idea. I've always thought the whole site should be turned into a park, in which we should plant exactly 2,974 trees. There might not be enough space for that many trees, but you get the idea.

]]> By: resipsaloquacious http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34240 resipsaloquacious Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:43 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34240 Who doesn't squabble over Jesus? Who doesn't squabble over Jesus?

]]> By: Flashman http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34228 Flashman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:52:40 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34228 My lunch hour says no, but my ego says yes! Here's an outline, with no explanation: http://lubke.net/projects/wtc-design-comp-entry-2003-temp/ My lunch hour says no, but my ego says yes!
Here's an outline, with no explanation:
http://lubke.net/projects/wtc-design-comp-entry-2003-temp/

]]> By: Baboleen http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34219 Baboleen Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:37:29 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34219 People like you boggle my mind (in a good way.) People like you boggle my mind (in a good way.)

]]> By: HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34208 HiredGoons Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:25:19 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34208 I would be curious to see! I would be curious to see!

]]> By: Flashman http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34205 Flashman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:19:54 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34205 As a young, ambitious Maya Lin-wannabe, I submitted a design to the Memorial competition back in '03 (and it was *pretty* good, a lot like the winning entry except I had my pools within 2 massive concrete monoliths rather than at grade level, also my old Dell didn't *quite* have the juice to make those really crisp renderings)... anyway, stuff like this sure makes me glad I never won! As a young, ambitious Maya Lin-wannabe, I submitted a design to the Memorial competition back in '03 (and it was *pretty* good, a lot like the winning entry except I had my pools within 2 massive concrete monoliths rather than at grade level, also my old Dell didn't *quite* have the juice to make those really crisp renderings)… anyway, stuff like this sure makes me glad I never won!

]]> By: lululemming http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34204 lululemming Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:18:41 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17035#comment-34204 It's coming through a hole in the air, from those nights in Tiananmen Square. It's coming from the feel that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there. From the wars against disorder, from the sirens night and day, from the fires of the homeless, from the ashes of the gay: Democracy is coming to the U.S.A. It's coming through a hole in the air,
from those nights in Tiananmen Square.
It's coming from the feel
that this ain't exactly real,
or it's real, but it ain't exactly there.
From the wars against disorder,
from the sirens night and day,
from the fires of the homeless,
from the ashes of the gay:
Democracy is coming
to the U.S.A.

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