# WTC Memorial Finalist Proposals Released **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 19, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155 "2003-11-19T18:39:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/1 "2003-11-19T18:39:34Z")
[Here](http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/finalists.html) are the finalists for the plans for a WTC victims’ memorial. My favorite is [Suspending Memory](http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/fin6_mod.html). ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/2 "2003-11-19T23:27:35Z")
i agree, freido. suspended memory has a bit of everything. i like that it has the names from 93 and 01. ---
**Author:** ![Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caesar_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/3 "2003-11-20T02:22:33Z")
I rather like [Garden of Lights](http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/fin0.html). I’m not sure why but that one appeals to me–after that, I like Suspended Memory. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/4 "2003-11-20T04:38:21Z")
Suspending Memory is nice, but I like [Votives in Suspension](http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/fin5.html) the best. The other six don’t do anything for me. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/5 "2003-11-20T07:37:13Z")
Sorry, but I think _Suspending Memory_ really bites. Looks like a mess made by a toddler. I’d give the vote for _Dual Memory,_ with _Lower Waters_ a close second. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/6 "2003-11-20T08:13:34Z")
_Reflecting Absense_ is just about the same as an idea I had, so I identify with this design the most. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/7 "2003-11-20T09:17:37Z")
Reflecting Absence is the most appropriate, imo. ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/8 "2003-11-20T16:40:15Z")
I favor [Garden of Lights](http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/fin0.html). Though it’s not a major component of every design, I’m really turned off by the oft-repeated “wall of names” concept. It’s beautifully done and meaningful concept–already executed at the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall in D.C. While I understand and, in fact, feel the need to somehow symbolize each of the lives lost…I think there are other ways to do it, such as the concept behind Garden of Lights. I guess I just know that I tend to walk past, even ignore, traditional bronze memorial statues becuase they’re everywhere. I’d hate for the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall or even the WTC site to have the same reaction in 50 years. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/9 "2003-11-20T17:37:15Z")
I would vote for Garden of Lights as well. There is something about the contrast of darkness and light in the design that is very gripping. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/10 "2003-11-20T17:41:50Z")
It’ll be an unpopular view I’m sure, but I think they’re all pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![Lizochka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lizochka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizochka)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/11 "2003-11-20T21:51:44Z")
I’m excited about Reflecting Absence, but I’m a bit biased… the designer is a good friend of mine. Glad to hear that others like it too, **LunaSea** and **Joe K**. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/12 "2003-11-20T22:27:27Z")
Reflecting Absence has a really goofy name, but it’s my favorite because it makes a point of preserving the footprint of the towers. Ground Zero has been a potent visual since the attacks, and I think any memorial should preserve some of that. There should always be a hole of some sort there. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-memorial-finalist-proposals-released/214155/13 "2003-11-22T17:29:33Z")
😕 They all suck.