USA: NEW YORK OFFICIALS UNVEILING WINNING DESIGN TO REPLACE THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS

Record ID: 956914

  • Title: USA: NEW YORK OFFICIALS UNVEILING WINNING DESIGN TO REPLACE THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS
  • Date: 19th December 2003
  • Summary: (W6) NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA (DECEMBER 19, 2003) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS AND ARCHITECTS UNVEIL FINAL DESIGN FOR 'FREEDOM TOWER' 0.14 (W6) NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 19, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 2. CLOSE OF FREEDOM TOWER MODEL 0.22 3. WIDE OF FREEDOM TOWER ARCHITECT, DANIEL LIBESKIND AT PODIUM TALKING TO PRESS 0.25 (W6) NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA (DECEMBER 19, 2003) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 4. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIBESKIND SAYING: "Now when I thought of the Freedom Tower, I didn't just think 'I'm going to design the highest building in the world.' I thought, 'How do you build the highest building in the world.' First of all you have to be realistic. 70 stories and yet there has to be an ecological component and the building has to rise and soar to a height that will never be surpassed because it means something. 1776, the date of the Declaration of Independence, the greatest document in my view ever written. The first and only document in the world that speaks of the equality of all human beings. It's a global symbol of optimism. It's a global symbol of what's good in the world. And I thought, 'Yes, that tower should really be that highlight, should embrace not only the site but should stand for the Statue of Liberty, should show to the world the beacon of light and hope in a world that is often dark." 1.12 (W6) UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (RECENT) (LOWER MANHATTAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) 5. VARIOUS OF DIGITALLY ALTERED VIDEO IMAGE OF LOWER MANHATTAN SHOWING WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH FREEDOM TOWER BUILT 1.21 (W6) NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 19, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 6. WIDE OF MODEL OF LOWER MANHATTAN WITH FREEDOM TOWER 1.25 7. WIDE OF DIGITAL IMAGE ON SCREEN OF LOWER MANHATTAN 1.35 8. WIDE OF GROUND ZERO AND TOURISTS 1.42 9. CLOSE OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT DIGITAL IMAGE OF FREEDOM TOWER 1.48 10. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) BILL BLAKE SAYING: "It has sort of an ethereal, almost spiritual look to it which I think is a great way to memorialise what's happened here." 1.57 11. SMV PEOPLE LOOKING AT DIGITAL IMAGE OF FREEDOM TOWER 2.03 12. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) JILL IVY SAYING: "Obviously lots of thought and design has gone into this and so I think they have thought of all ideas of trying to represent what was here, and then the future." 2.13 13. CLOSE OF BOUQUET OF FLOWERS AT GROUND ZERO 2.17 14. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) MIKE STUART SAYING: "I like the idea of it being a tribute more than trying to re-create the commercial aspect of it and like I said I don't know if anything can really bring back the meaning of what that day symbolises but it looks like a very beautiful, beautiful tribute." 2.38 15. VARIOUS OF FREEDOM TOWER MODEL (4 SHOTS) 3.09 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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