Chapter 365： Professional selection

"Gentlemen and ladies, good morning." Evan Yibel wore a wide-collar white shirt, a black three-quarter sleeve suit, and rolled up the sleeves of the white shirt. A formal attire has turned into a casual attire. Although the white shirt was not tied with a tie or bow tie, it still buttoned all the buttons in a regular manner, making the temperament of the whole suit a little uncertain. It is both formal and casual, both disciplined and youthful. Although it is a bit surprising to appear on such an occasion, it has nothing to say.

However, as Evan-Bell's clear voice began his statement with a relaxed energy, it became clear why Evan-Bell was dressed like this. He will not deliberately hide the fact that he is young and inexperienced: architects under the age of 20 are indeed too young. On the contrary, he wants to emphasize his youth, which represents creativity and vitality. This is the most important tone of "〖Freedom〗 Tower 3".

As it happens, New York is a vibrant city.

"Multifunctional building, this is the design concept of "Freedom Tower No. 3". A building can include facilities for work, entertainment, shops, memorials, and, if necessary, accommodation. "Evan-Bell described his design in a leisurely manner.

Publishing has never been a problem for Evan Bell. A truly outstanding speaker can use his own voice and body movements as an auxiliary means to express his opinions clearly and completely, and at the same time, he can also incite the audience's emotions, and even make the audience's blood boil and radiate with enthusiasm, thereby To achieve the purpose of the speech topic deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Of course, giving a speech is not a speech, and the explanation of the blueprints cannot be said to change the world. However, Evan-Bell emphasized confidently that with a calm explanation and a well-organized idea, he could clearly convey the design concept and advantages of "〖Freedom〗 Tower 3", so that the audience could all agree on the design. Figure impresses. That's what matters.

Fifteen minutes of presentation time sounds long, but the fact is not enough for designers, which requires them to be able to express the core in a concise manner and impress the audience with the most direct and condensed concepts. professional.

After the presentation, there will be a twenty-minute question time, which is not only an opportunity to further explain the design concept, but also a time to make up for the details that were not explained in the previous fifteen minutes.

Therefore, no matter it is the publishing session or the questioning session, it should not be taken lightly.

When Evan-Bell's presentation ended, under the guidance of the live host, he directly entered the question-and-answer session.

"〖Freedom〗 Tower No. 3, the main building material for the outer wall is glass, which poses a huge challenge to safety work. Not to mention the September 11 attack again, even in the face of a ground car bomb, it will not be able to Keep the building safe."

Although there is no question, this question is undoubtedly the first question to Evan-Bell. Just as Evan-Bell expected, after 9/11, everyone is in a hurry, and their concern for the safety of the New World Trade Center has exceeded expectations. Evan Bell clearly remembers that the construction of the new World Trade Center building of the previous generation only started in 2006, but in fact, the design drawings had been bid for as early as 2003. The design drawings have been selected, but the construction has been delayed for three years. The main reason is the consideration of safety issues.

So there are two security issues. One is that New Yorkers have a phobia of high-rise buildings. After all, there is no high-rise building in the world that can claim that it can completely resist suicide attacks like September 11. Therefore, there is a serious controversy about the height of the new building. Not enough, that's a compromise for terrorists: the height is so high, it's a target again, and many New Yorkers don't even want to work in the new building.

The second is the issue of building materials for the exterior walls of the building. If you want to be safe enough, the metal body is the first choice, but this will make the building lose its art. On the contrary, if you want to take into account the art of the building, it is bound to be safe. must accept the challenge.

Therefore, in fact, the reconstruction of the new building of the World Trade Center is more of a struggle to challenge thinking and fear.

When Evan-Bell designed "〖Freedom〗 Tower 3", because he had a clear understanding of the justice that may arise in the future, he was firm in his ideas from the beginning. In the past lifetime, the design of the 〖Freedom〗 Tower was due to the desire to win the favor of the government and the acceptance of the public, so the construction was delayed for three years. In fact, even after the [Freedom] Tower was built, there were plenty of nitpickers. This world is like this, to make things that everyone likes,

doesn't exist at all.

When hearing this question, Evan Bell smiled calmly. In fact, he was the fourteenth to publish. The previous thirteen people have been criticized in almost every aspect, and the security issue is naturally the top priority. It is very heavy, so it is not surprising that this question comes to us. "Before answering this question, I would like to ask everyone, if you know that drinking water will cause you to choke to death, will you still drink water? My [answer] is yes, because I want to live." Evan ※ Bell Not funny jokes that silence the audience, these professionals always lack a little sense of humor. But he didn't mind, and then said, "Similarly, we can't cast an iron wall because we are concerned about the safety hazards of high-rise buildings. If we really design a copper wall and iron wall, I'm afraid everyone will say that it doesn't need to be designed at all. Just make an iron box."

This time, the professionals in the audience finally smiled a little. After all, what Evan Bell said was a small professional joke.

"People always yearn for perfection, and hope that such a building can not only retain our commemoration of the Twin Towers, but also reflect our unyielding in the face of challenges, and at the same time, coexist with safety and beauty." Evan Yibel The words made the audience silent. In fact, this is indeed what everyone thought, but no one dared to be as bold and direct as Evan Bell. "But I can only say that if you are looking for such a building, at least I My design is substandard, and I still don’t think my design is so perfect.” There were a few chuckles from the audience, listening to Evan Bell belittle his own work so confidently, so what is this in the end? Elevating oneself is still devaluing oneself, such a contradictory feeling is indeed quite joyful.

"The reason why my design is called the "Freedom Tower" itself is to convey the idea of ​​Americans enjoying freedom." Richard-Wendy rolled his eyes from below, the name was clearly the reason he forced Evan Used by a Bell, Evan-Bell is completely talking nonsense even with his eyes open! "〖Freedom〗 Tower 3 should firstly be a combination of residential and office areas, and secondly a place to mourn 9/11 and the Twin Towers. So I created a multi-functional building that integrates various concepts together."

"After explaining so much, let's go back to the question just now. Of course, I have considered the safety issue." Evan-Bell speaks very quickly, the connection between topics is very natural, the speed of speech is fast, but the articulation It is clear and will not make people feel confused. He can even see someone in the audience nodding slightly. "The exterior wall is made of glass, which will be the latest bulletproof and shockproof glass, and there will be a three-layer design. Whether it is what was said in the question just now. There is absolutely no problem with car bombs, sniper attacks and other terrorist attacks. Of course, if the tragedy of 9/11 happens again, I admit, "〖Freedom〗 Tower 3, it is still unbearable. "Evan-Bell didn't make up words and quibble, and didn't use the quibble in the debate to deliberately avoid the key points. Instead, he showed the advantages and disadvantages directly, which made many people's thinking clear.

"Correspondingly, I have made corresponding designs for emergency safety measures." Evan Bell opened his slideshow and began to introduce measures such as safety ladders, and even a new escape channel on the outer wall, which made people's eyes A bright.

"I know that New York City is still living with grief and anxiety, and the damage caused by the September 11 incident cannot go away so quickly. Therefore, the government and economic forces use this psychological and emotional force to tell everyone that they want to rebuild. A building of grand scale and symbolism, otherwise it is a compromise for terrorists." This is a land of freedom of speech, and Evan Bell speaks without much scruples, even if the mayor of New York is there Below, everyone listened quietly, "In my opinion, architecture should be more cultural, rather than degenerate into "empty political gestures", otherwise any design with artistic value will not be adopted."

Evan-Bell switched the slideshow to the page of the overall appearance design renderings. "So, Lou retained the artistic appearance of the building, and at the same time made the greatest efforts in terms of safety, and demarcated... a part of the area to build nine The 11 Memorial Hall will permanently become a place for New York citizens and the families of the deceased to remember.

In addition, the name "〖Freedom Tower " has also become the common belief of the United States to maintain [freedom].

I have tried my best for this. I don't think it is necessary to make too many compromises in terms of security or culture, otherwise "〖Freedom〗 Tower is not "〖Freedom〗 Tower. "

When Evan-Bell finished all his remarks, the scene was unexpectedly silent for five or six seconds, and then someone asked, "Excuse me, what about the design of the multi-functional area, the part that integrates and transitions in a building? what about?"

"Please look at this part of the design." Evan Bell calmly clicked on the slide, as if what he said just now was normal.

However, Richard Wendy, who was sitting in the audience, knew that Evan Bell's clear-cut speech just now caused a storm in the hearts of everyone. Not everyone will agree, but everyone will be impressed and have their own thinking.

"Thank you for your time." After all the questions were over, Evan Yibell bowed to everyone with a smile, and then walked off the podium.

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