Architect and social critic Michael Sorkin develops his own vision of the future lower Manhattan through a series of chronologically organized essays illustrated with full-color images of his own plans. Mixing his inimitable brand of social criticism with more personal reflections, Starting From Zero offers a striving challenge to the Ground Zero redevelopment plan recently chosen by New York's establishment insiders.
New Plan Memorial Site
General Plaza
Memorial Plan
Memorial Section
Memorial Chamber
Peace Dome: North View along a pedestrianized West Street.
Peace Dome: South View along a pedestrianized West Street.
Peace Dome: Aerial View
Peace Dome: View SOuth showing Greenwich Street passing trough the dome
The Lotus : Perspective
The Lotus : Plan
The Lotus : site plan
The Lotus : Section
The Lotus : View
The Lotus : View
Temporary Enclosure: plan
Temporary Enclosure: The Berm
Temporary Enclosure: The Berm
Temporary Enclosure: Water Pyramid
