Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Format: Book Author: Goldberger, Paul. Title: Up from zero : politics, architecture, and the rebuilding of New York / Paul Goldberger. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Random House, ©2004. Description: xiv, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: Explores the struggle to rebuild the site at Ground Zero, offering a social, political, cultural, and architectural history of the World Trade Center and the artistic, financial, and emotional challenges of creating a design for the site. Subjects: Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Memorials -- New York (State) -- New York -- Planning. City planning -- New York (State) -- New York. Architecture, Modern -- 21st century -- New York (State) Memorials -- New York (State) -- New York. World Trade Center Site (New York, N.Y.) New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index. Contents: Architecture takes the stage -- Rockefeller's vision: the original World Trade Center -- Reclaiming the skyline: the decision to rebuild -- The future of memory: finding common ground for money and culture -- Listening to the city: what matters and who decides? -- Fitting it all on sixteen acres -- Boldness and vision: the public demands more -- The innovative design study -- Making things better: the city responds to the designs -- Architecture as democracy: building a consensus -- Libeskind and THINK: design gets personal -- The marriage of politics and building -- An unnatural hybrid: the collaboration of Childs and Libeskind -- The memorial competition -- Reflecting absence -- Commerce and culture at ground zero. Web Site: Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2004046769 ISBN: 9781400060177 081296795X 9780812967951 1400060176 Other Number: 55000776 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 142294 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 725.23 Goldberg Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1