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Ground zero firms vie for harbour job

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2004 / January 25 2004: Ground zero firms vie for harbour job

The two architectural firms that are collaborating on the replacement for New York's Twin Towers are now competing to design a waterside complex on a derelict pier in Dun Laoghaire. Daniel Libeskind and David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill together designed Freedom Tower for the World Trade Center site. At 1,776ft — a figure that commemorates the American Declaration of Independence — it is intended to be the tallest building in the world. While the two architects reportedly clashed over Freedom Tower's height and design, their firms are now in direct competition for a commission to design a landmark building on Carlisle Pier. Both have made the shortlist.

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