Welcome to the 21st Century, New York and a new WTC with shopping plazas, malls, and indoor gardens, and skyscraper high fountains, and beautiful interior vistas that take your breath away.

Not as tall at the original Twin Towers, but more durable, stronger as a result of merging the strength of a geodesic sphere with the framework of the towers. Ever since the "Buckyball" was discovered 17 years ago in chemistry, everyone around the world has been fascinated with this structure—and geodesic domes are rising everywhere as a new paradigm for architecture—why not here, in the greatest city of the world—the boldest vision yet for a new century: A skyscraper geodesic dome that will awe the world when they look up at it and when they rise to the heights and look out from all its restaurants and plazas and offices—a true marvel of human engineering and ingenuity. This would be quite an achievement. It is an architecture with a bold vision thatwill once again excite the people of this city.

For a given force, a sphere will more evenly distribute that force than any other polyhedral shape. This and other new ideas about this framework will bring the best minds to bear on making it a reality. It is a world challenge. A triangle is composed of interlocked levers which allow it to self-stabilize with a minimum of effort.

We can build a safer twin towers for these efforts. A great visionary, Lauritzen was once quoted as saying that "When interconnected triangles are closed into a spherical shape, the resulting structure is stable." He and others have websites about geodesic domes. The lighting effects on the spere at night will be so wild that it will seem the sphere is floating over the skyline of manhattan—like a giant flying saucer, truly a futuristic vision for out time. This will be an inspiration for children and adults—and a reminder of New York's motto: Excelsior, Ever Upward!

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