The World Trade Center Memorial commemorates the September 11, 2001,attacks and the bombing that occurred at the World Trade Center in 1993. The memorial can be found at the former location of the Twin Towers in New York. These fountains that rest in the footprints of the towers are a powerful reminders of our nations history and all the lives that were lost that day. This memorial is ultimately successful because it evokes emotion whether that be sadness or possibly a feeling of serenity or stillness. The memorial was commissioned by Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. “An international design competition was held in 2003 for selecting the design for a national memorial to remember
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The trees were brought in from areas around the World Trade Center, Pennsylvania and near Washington D.C.. Swamp white oaks were chosen due to their strength and color. The trees will never be identical, growing at different heights and changing leaves at different times, a physical reminder that they are living individuals.Almost 400 sweet gum and swamp white oak trees fill the remaining 6 acres of the Memorial Plaza, enhancing the site 's reflective nature. Also want to mention on tree in particular the Survivor Tree. A callery pear tree recovered from the rubble at the World Trade Center site in October 2001 was later called the "Survivor Tree". When the 8-foot tall tree was recovered,it was badly burned and had one living branch.The tree was moved by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to the Arthur Ross Nursery..The Survivor Tree has become a symbol of hope and rebirth; "It represents all of us.” In December 2010, the tree, then 30 feet tall,was returned to the World Trade Center site in a ceremony attended by Bloomberg, city officials, survivors and rescue workers.The result is a memorial that expresses both the incalculable loss of life and its consoling …show more content…
When you approach one of the fountains the side walls are completely flat with a the angled bronze plates of names. For someone who is shorter it is slightly difficult to view the memorial without leaning on the name plates. My inspiration for the redesign came from my thoughts on what 9/11 meant for the United States. After 9/11 we had to deploy so many soldiers overseas to fight the “War on Terrorism” which left many of them severely injured, disabled, and dead. Now disabled survivors from the towers are also very important visitors to this site. I picture these soldiers and survivors coming to the World Trade Center Memorial in wheel chairs and only being able to view the memorial from one of the four corners of the fountain. Arad dealt with the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities to create his design. He was limited by building codes to lower the parapet so no one fell into the fountain so he created corners for wheelchair access. I feel like that idea could be taken further to create access all the way around the memorial. These are the people the fight for our freedom so our country can remain safe and free, we should make sure that their accessibility is at the forefront of this memorial. I propose that the flat side walls should cut have the base cut away to create more of an overhang so people that are seated can get closer( figure 1). The name
The trees were brought in from areas around the World Trade Center, Pennsylvania and near Washington D.C.. Swamp white oaks were chosen due to their strength and color. The trees will never be identical, growing at different heights and changing leaves at different times, a physical reminder that they are living individuals.Almost 400 sweet gum and swamp white oak trees fill the remaining 6 acres of the Memorial Plaza, enhancing the site 's reflective nature. Also want to mention on tree in particular the Survivor Tree. A callery pear tree recovered from the rubble at the World Trade Center site in October 2001 was later called the "Survivor Tree". When the 8-foot tall tree was recovered,it was badly burned and had one living branch.The tree was moved by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to the Arthur Ross Nursery..The Survivor Tree has become a symbol of hope and rebirth; "It represents all of us.” In December 2010, the tree, then 30 feet tall,was returned to the World Trade Center site in a ceremony attended by Bloomberg, city officials, survivors and rescue workers.The result is a memorial that expresses both the incalculable loss of life and its consoling …show more content…
When you approach one of the fountains the side walls are completely flat with a the angled bronze plates of names. For someone who is shorter it is slightly difficult to view the memorial without leaning on the name plates. My inspiration for the redesign came from my thoughts on what 9/11 meant for the United States. After 9/11 we had to deploy so many soldiers overseas to fight the “War on Terrorism” which left many of them severely injured, disabled, and dead. Now disabled survivors from the towers are also very important visitors to this site. I picture these soldiers and survivors coming to the World Trade Center Memorial in wheel chairs and only being able to view the memorial from one of the four corners of the fountain. Arad dealt with the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities to create his design. He was limited by building codes to lower the parapet so no one fell into the fountain so he created corners for wheelchair access. I feel like that idea could be taken further to create access all the way around the memorial. These are the people the fight for our freedom so our country can remain safe and free, we should make sure that their accessibility is at the forefront of this memorial. I propose that the flat side walls should cut have the base cut away to create more of an overhang so people that are seated can get closer( figure 1). The name