[neodad]

he describes the new design as an "evolution" of what was announced two months ago

Sounds more like "intelligent design" won.

[DoctorMichael]

........Paul Murdoch, president of Paul Murdoch Architects, which designed the memorial, had called the criticism of the crescent an "unfortunate diversion," but said they were sensitive to the concerns...........

What were they thinking to begin with? These guys are supposedly paid for not only the logisitics, materials, and manner of building an object but also the Aesthetics of that object.

aes·thet·ic or es·thet·ic    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (s-thtk)
adj.

1. Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.
2. Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste: the aesthetic faculties.
3. Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty.
4. Artistic: The play was an aesthetic success.
5. Informal. Conforming to accepted notions of good taste.

n.

1. A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility: “a generous Age of Aquarius aesthetic that said that everything was art” (William Wilson).
2. An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior: “What troubled him was the squalor of [the colonel's] aesthetic” (Lewis H. Lapham).

I'm partial to definition #2 (ie. "good taste".

[irons_player]

>>worldwide design competition<<

Why?

[TomGuy]

Flight 93 National Memorial

Revised illustrations of the 'bowl'. PDF document

[Piranha]

The "tower of voices" doesn't by any chance call the faithful to prayer five times a day, does it?

I'm just asking.

[Thombo2]

"The design will continue to develop as more implementation issues are identified."(typical leftwing double talk)Translation:We had to get rid of the red cresent/tribute to islam design.

[peyton randolph]

The Circle of Islam?

Tradition has it that the Muslim, Nureel Mobeen, escaped imprisonment on Robben Island and hid in the caves of the Apostles. His kramat (tomb of a Muslim holy man) is now a shrine at Oudekraal.

The six kramats - one on Robben Island, one at Somerset West and four on the Peninsula - form what Muslims refer to as the sacred Circle of Islam. They believe that those who live within the circle are protected from natural disasters such as fire, famine, plague, earthquakes and tidal waves. History of Cape Town, Myth and legend in Cape Town , the Cape settlers

Ka'bah and the Holy Mosque

 

[randog]

Whatever happened to just plunking down a big chunk of rock and affixing a plaque to it that describes what happened? Something that'll last for centuries without 50 Park Service employees needed to maintain it? Why does everything have to be "interpreted"? Just tell us what happened there, who the players were and who got their asses kicked over it.

[Dallas59]

These frickin idiots are really out of touch with the American people.

[tophat9000]

I would still likes to know if this things is still orientation to face Mecca....

To be honest it doesn't look all that changed and the orientation to Mecca is what inclined me to think this was a deliberate fast one on the designer part to incorporate secret Muslims sacred imagery and idea's from mosques ..(his little secret aid to help reconciliation and peace I guess)... I don't trust the guy

[peyton randolph]

Here are the Towers of Voices. Never Forget.

 

[Leatherneck_MT]

I would have voted to keep the crescent actually.

But there should have been a blacktopped walkway slashing diagnonally, all the way through it as an added feature.

[Lakeshark]

Good news ping.

[PAR35]

So the crescent was changed to a circle with a piece out of it? It sounds like they wouldn't even have to change the appearance to meet the new description.

[PA Engineer]

BTTT.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[AmericanArchConservative]

Great News PING!

A.A.C.

"The Final Crusade has commenced!"

[Redleg Duke]

How about a pile of pig Sh!t for each of the terrorists on board?

[traviskicks]

In September, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., criticized the design in a letter to National Park Service Director Fran Mainella. Tancredo said many questioned the shape "because of the crescent's prominent use as a symbol in Islam - and the fact that the hijackers were radical Islamists."
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This is another reason why I think poorly of Trancedo. The criticism of it was overhyped and overblown.... Nobody was trying to imply anything about islam with this...

[toldyou]

Thanks for the thread, and thanks to the efforts of these FReepers....JeffHead and JulieRNR21:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516992/posts

Please read the comments of those who signed the petition.....really tells a lot about what people thought about the original design.

Also, read the comment of Tom Burnett,Sr., a father of one of the passengers who saw what we all saw in the original design. It will be in the article as soon as you click onto the site.