I Can’t Believe I Didn’t Notice This!

“Sunken Garden” by Isamu Noguchi, 1964 

“Ground Zero,” the World Trade Center Memorial by Michael Arad, 2001

As I was putting together the photos for my Journal article, I noticed for the first time the very obvious reference of “Ground Zero,” the World Trade Center Memorial designed by Michael Arad, to “Sunken Garden,” just a short walk away, designed by Isamu Noguchi and built 37 years earlier.

Nigel tells me there is no connection between the two, but I find it difficult to believe that Arad was not aware of it.