Michael Arad
Michael Arad
Michael Arad is an Israeli-American architect who is best known for being the designer of the World Trade Center Memorial. He won the competition to design the memorial in 2004...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionArchitect
CountryIsrael
army volunteer people
When I was in the Army, the unit I served in, you could never stop. It was a volunteer unit, and there was a fairly high rate of attrition. The people who stayed through are the people who were either great at it or the people who just didn't know how to stop. And I fell into that second category.
determination people hatred
PERFORMING TRIBUTE 9/11 shows the heroism of people who have chosen to respond to devastation and hatred with quiet determination and a belief that they can and will make the world a better place.
process should please
I pushed the process forward by saying, 'We should do this, this, and this right now. Please find the budget for me to find a structural engineer, a mechanical engineer, a civil engineer, so we can do the preliminary work.
cities people navy
I hope for the experience of people standing together, turning their backs to the city and facing this, and hearing the leaves rustle. Well, maybe it won't be as bucolic as at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, but I know you will feel removed from the city.
problem cry solve
I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can't cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself.
differences elements landscape
There are bound to be differences in any artistic collaboration with landscape elements, or theater, of lighting elements.