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Designs for 3 WTC Towers Unveiled

By AMY WESTFELDT
The Associated Press
Thursday, September 7, 2006; 1:31 PM

NEW YORK -- Architects unveiled the designs for three office towers
at the World Trade Center site Thursday, including a skyscraper topped
by four shining diamonds that would light up lower Manhattan at night.

The buildings, designed by architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers
and Fumihiko Maki, will join the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower around a transit
hub and facing a memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks.

The three will be smaller than the Freedom Tower and descend in height
in a semicircle around the memorial. Inside, they will have floors
specifically for financial trading, plus offices and shops to replace
the former trade center.

"Each design is timeless in its feel and reflects the individual genius
of each architect," said developer Larry Silverstein, who commissioned
the plans. "At the same time, the towers relate perfectly to each other
visually and, together, will enliven the surrounding area with a dynamic,
retail-oriented streetscape."

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