Controversy
Some have argued that the competition allowed very little room for creativity and that the 8 finalists chosen exhibited very little deviation from the design elements dictated in the guidelines. Many who disputed the selection of Daniel Libeskind, whose design (Memory Foundations) was announced by Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg on February 27, 2003 as the master plan for the World Trade Center site, felt that the limited competition was designed to grant legitimacy to the overall site memorial plan although only 4.7 of the 16 acres (65,000 m2) to be reconstructed were opened to the competition.
Some have also claimed that the stringent guidelines, shortened time period for the competition, and/or the influence of political and economic elites have marginalized local discourses and imposes a specific interpretation of the events of September 11, 2001 onto the memorial site. Those under the age of 18 were excluded from entering the competition on the grounds that they could not enter into agreements with the LMDC.
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