Another Image On My Mind Today. . .
...is that of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music--perhaps the building in the world that most resembles the towers. Built approximately ten years earlier by the same architect, Minoru Yamasaki, it is a kind of dry run for the World Trade Center despite being only a few stories high. I spent a great deal of time in this building as an undergraduate at Oberlin listening to concerts.
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...is that of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music--perhaps the building in the world that most resembles the towers. Built approximately ten years earlier by the same architect, Minoru Yamasaki, it is a kind of dry run for the World Trade Center despite being only a few stories high. I spent a great deal of time in this building as an undergraduate at Oberlin listening to concerts. When I see it today, I have powerfully mixed emotions; it reminds me of great music--and September 11.
(Music Conservatory at Oberlin College Photo by en:User:Aude)
(Music Conservatory at Oberlin College Photo by en:User:Aude)
Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
