Libeskind alludes to 9/11 in design, reviewer says

One Madison Avenue, architect Daniel Libeskind’s proposed tower next to Madison Square Park, will have gashes in the sides, which architecture reviewer James Russell says is a reference to 9/11. Libeskind also plans to create balconies with greenery and shrubs, which Libeskind said is an attempt to extend Madison Park into the sky. Most of the building’s floors would open onto gardens. Russell calls the preliminary design for the Elad Properties-developed building “the most daring feat of engineering and construction proposed by a developer in years.”