Mainstream media coverage of the proposed Freedom Tower has been extensive, both in the United States and international circuits. Posted below are clippings of press articles.

Freedom Tower Plays Role In 9/11 Ceremony (9/12/2007)
Relatives of those who died on September 11 are no longer allowed to enter areas of Ground Zero - the Freedom Tower’s construction has made this impossible. But on Tuesday, construction was halted and flags were hung to commemorate what happened six years ago.

Freedom Tower Gets Governor’s Approval (9/11/2007)
Although great deal of controversy has surrounded the Freedom Tower and other 9/11 memorials, New York Governor George Pataki is impressed by the design. “Simpler and at the same time a lot more elegant” is how he described the building to CNN.

Problems Surround WTC Site (9/06/2007)
The Deutsche Bank fire was one of the most obvious and terrible signs of trouble at the World Trade Center site. But plans for the Freedom Tower continue to draw criticism, and with another election approaching, the politicization of these events is an additional source of concern.

Freedom Tower Slowly Taking Off (9/05/2007)
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower won’t be built overnight. That said, a construction crew consisting of over 600 people is working at the site, and a lot of progress is being made.

Security concerns force change in Freedom Tower design (7/12/2005)
“A new design for the World Trade Center in New York City was unveiled at the end of June. The development to replace the original 100-storey WTC twin towers destroyed by terrorists on September 11, 2001 is slimmer than the original 1,776-foot tall skewed “Freedom Tower” designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, who won a competition for the project.”

Redesign of Freedom Tower to be unveiled (6/29/2005)
“A new version of the centerpiece building at Ground Zero, deemed by officials to be the “safest” office building in the world, is being unveiled this morning.”

New York unveils redesigned Freedom Tower (6/29/2005)
“The proposed Freedom Tower at the former World Trade Center site, redesigned to address security concerns, will lose the distinctive asymmetrical shape envisioned in earlier plans but will be the world’s strongest and safest high-rise building, officials said Wednesday.”

Reborn 9-11 building gives WTC district breath of new life (7/01/2005)
“The graceful gem of a skyscraper at 90 West St. has no name apart from its address, but if it did, it surely would be ‘The Phoenix’.”

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