The long-running saga surrounding the performing arts center at the WTC site in downtown Manhattan took a curious turn today. According to the NY Times, one of the state's top economic advisers has suggested tossing it elsewhere downtown, to top off the Fulton Street Transit Center. This would have serious implications to the current Fulton Street design by Grimshaw/James Carpenter/Arup, who have already seen their glass oculus shrink from 50' to closer to 10'.
When they're crunching the numbers, will the economists remember to include the daylight factor?
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Allison sent me this pic from LiTraCon today of the storied fiberoptic concrete. The experience of the two sides of the wall is quite different which draws your attention to the world beyond the built environment. Hello, sun!
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