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Sorry for the not-so-good pictures. I used the best one from their respective slide shows.

 

FYI - take a look at the slide shows before voting. 5 and 6 both have some very unique styling cues, and many of them would dwarf even the Petronas Towers' height (5 is 1621', 6 is 1776', etc). 3 is the only one that does not build one or more towers with significant office space. All have some form of memorial, some better than others.

 

You can see some different pictures on CNN.com, too. Strangely, you still can't really tell what some of them look like. All I can say for sure is that the tic-tac-toe-looking one (#4) is frickin' ridiculous.

 

Hmmm...well...I unfortunately had to vote that they could do better. I guess the "good" news is that, given NYC's current financial situation and the relative "freshness" of emotions surrounding the event, the designers have some time to sort out a solution.

Conceptually they're right on...a mixed-use area with a memorial. I think it needs to be something with presence, but I'm not convinced that they've struck on what that presence is yet.

 

Man, design 3 looks as if there is a plane stuck in there. I know it's the museum, but it's kind of disturbing.

 

Yeah, it's actually a memorial intended to represent what happened. I think it's an abstract of a plane, but either way I think it's a little too "in your face" disturbing. Otherwise that is my favorite of the current designs.

 

I hadn't noticed that, regretless. One more reason why I personally don't like it. I'm really surprised at how popular 3 seems to be (both here and on another forum where I posted the same poll).

 

Of all the designs shown, #3 has the best presence. I guess what it is about it that bugs me is that it's just a little too obvious or "in your face"...

 

They're all very "in your face". That is one thing I really liked about the original WTC towers - they were very subtle, yet very dominating in prescence. Possibly due to having a nearby twin, I think, because neither one stood out so much, and having a simple exterior design. Both the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center in Chicago have the same quality.

 

I like #5. Not your typically boxy skyscrapers. Very refreshing and different. A powerful statement. The giant sculpture with the plane in it sucks.