It's a little arrogant -- we're going to have the tallest structure in the world, dammit -- but architecturally, the new World Trade Center should be breathtaking.

I found this quote very cool:

Libeskind says that having calculated the arc of the sun, a wedge of natural light would funnel visitors to the memorial site, and that every September 11 between 8:46 a.m., when the first tower was struck by a plane, and 10:28 a.m., when the second tower collapsed, no shadows will be cast by his buildings.

Other touches, like leaving the footprints of the orginal towers alone, keep space open for new office space instead of building it and hoping someone will rent it, and the stratospheric terrariums, makes this design take that need for American arrogance and give it the touch of sophistication and class it needs.