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The inside story of the struggle to design the Freedom Tower -- the signature skyscraper that will rise from Ground Zero.
Sacred Ground		FRONTLINE
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photo of the architects, pataki, silverstein & bettsThe Freedom Tower: A Symbol of New York, America and Freedom - The story of the architects' battle over this symbolic tower, the evolution of the final design, and the critics' evaluation.
Pictures: The Designs for Ground Zero

Views of the current master plan, the early architectural submissions, and the global competition's finalists. Plus, a look at Ground Zero's stakeholders.

The Architects

A closer look at the architectural philosophies of David Childs and Daniel Libeskind, with a slideshow of their best-known works.

 The Limits of Architecture

Architecture critic Paul Goldberger on how power, politics, money and architecture collided during the planning process for Ground Zero.

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Sacred Ground

Within days of the September 11 attacks, the questions began: What should be built on the site of Ground Zero? Who should build it? And should anything be built there at all? FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the first stormy year in the plans to rebuild on the site of the World Trade Center. With exclusive access to architect Daniel Libeskind, the one-hour documentary follows the process to build Libeskind's proposed Freedom Tower and reveals how the desire to build the world's most meaningful architectural tribute descended into a billion-dollar battle for the soul of Ground Zero.

posted sept. 7, 2004

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